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Purkinje cell
purl (1)
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purler
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purl (2)

purl [ purl ]


intransitive verb  (past and past participle purled, present participle purl·ing, 3rd person present singular purls)
Definition:
 
flow gently: to flow with a soft murmuring sound, producing gentle ripples ( refers to rivers and streams )



noun 
Definition:
 
gentle flow: the soft murmuring sound and gentle rippling movement of a river or stream

[15th century. Probably < N Germanic]
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