furl Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb form into a cylinder by rolling
    roll up.
    • Roll up the cloth

WordNet

Furl transitive verb
Etymology
Contr. fr. furdle, fr. fardel bundle: cf. F. ferler to furl, OF. fardeler to pack. See Furdle, Fardel, and cf. Farl.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Furld ; present participle & verbal noun Furling
Definitions
  1. To draw up or gather into close compass; to wrap or roll, as a sail, close to the yard, stay, or mast, or, as a flag, close to or around its staff, securing it there by a gasket or line. Totten.

Webster 1913