v. Obs. [var. of FARDEL, v.] trans. To furl or fold. Also with up.

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1594.  Glenham, News fr. Levane Seas, 16. Their sayles furdeld.

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1630.  J. Taylor (Water P.), Peace France, Wks. III. 114/1. The Colours furdled vp, the Drum is mute.

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1635.  Fox’s Voy. N.-W. Pass. (Hakluyt Soc.), 496. Westrooke all our sayles and furdeld them up.

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a. 1682.  Sir T. Browne, Tracts (1684), i. 34. Which being a drie and ligneous Plant, is preserved many years, and though crumpled and furdled up, yet, if infused in Water, will swell and display its parts.

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  Hence Furdled ppl. a.,Furdling vbl. sb.

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1658.  Sir T. Browne, The Garden of Cyrus, iii. 48. Nor to urge the thwart enclosure and furdling of flowers, and Blossomes before explication, as in the multiplied leaves of Pionie.

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