furl
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Told in rhyming verse, Carroll’s trademark use of deep reds and blue give the proceedings an eerie whimsy, and her layouts — always brilliant — furl and explode across the page.
From The Verge • Dec. 13, 2018
Smith: I go out on the yard to furl the sail and all that stuff.
From Slate • Jun. 16, 2017
Arthel Watson was born in 1923 in Deep Gap, North Carolina, a furl in the western region of the Blue Ridge mountains named by Daniel Boone.
From The Guardian • May 30, 2012
Behind him, shaven-headed demonstrators furl the English flag, the Cross of St. George.
From Time • Jul. 29, 2011
“They furl their sails at double-time, then off they go,” he said, “into the city like mice into grain.”
From "Beyond the Bright Sea" by Lauren Wolk
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The Odyssey
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