furl
verb (used with object)
to gather into a compact roll and bind securely, as a sail against a spar or a flag against its staff.
had furled
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past perfectof furl.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The Selaesori Qhoran had furled her big striped sail for the night, and her decks were all but deserted.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
The crew had furled sails, the night was perfectly calm, the stars shone brightly overhead.
From The Two Supercargoes Adventures in Savage Africa by E.F. Skinner
“She is taking care of number one,” observed Dick to me, as we together went aloft to loose the topgallant sails, for, like a careful officer, being short-handed, Mr Harvey had furled them at sundown.
From Will Weatherhelm The Yarn of an Old Sailor by Archibald Webb
We were close to the Cape by lunch time, and by 1.30 we had furled sail in order to manoeuvre more freely.
From South with Scott by Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans, Baron Mountevans
She had furled her parasol and sat absently drawing patterns on the gravel.
From The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
