Furl

(v. t.) 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.

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• Till the war-drums throb'd no longer, and the battle-flags were furl'd In the Parliament of man, the Federation of the world. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• She had furled her parasol and sat absently drawing patterns on the gravel. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
• Now that I am arrived at its base, my pinions are furled, the mighty stairs are before me, and step by step I must ascend the wondrous fane-- Speak! 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• Here are my wings of ambition close furled, For I know naught of the work-a-day world. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
• It reefs its sail when a storm threatens or the wind blows pretty hard, and furls it entirely and goes down when a gale blows. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.

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