purrel

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noun

A transverse stripe or bar, made by one or several weft threads, in a web of cloth, to be woven at the beginning and end of a piece, as evidence of its full length, and to prevent its subsequent fraudulent shortening

Scrabble 8

Meanings

nounpurrel (plural purrels)

plural purrels · alternative purrell · alternative burelle

  1. A transverse stripe or bar, made by one or several weft threads, in a web of cloth, to be woven at the beginning and end of a piece, as evidence of its full length, and to prevent its subsequent fraudulent shortening

Translations

Finnish poikittaisraita
  • poikittaisraitaTranslations
French shsidhdke pl or
  • shsidhdke pl orTranslations

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APA

purrel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purrel

MLA

“purrel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purrel. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “purrel,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purrel.

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