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Etymologie
[ 'p&r(-&)l ] (noun.) 14th century. Etymology uncertain; apparently related to Scots and dialect pirl ("twist, ripple, whirl, spin"), and possibly to Older Scots pyrl ("thrust or poke at"). Compare Venetian pirlo an embellishment where the woven threads are twisted together. May be unrelated to purfle, though the meanings are similar.