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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An inverted knitting stitch, created by pulling a loop of yarn from the front of the fabric to the back through a previous stitch.

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  • verb make with purl stitches
  • noun a basic knitting stitch

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