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virl

[ vurl ]
/ vɜrl /

noun Scot.

ferrule (def. 1).

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Origin of virl

1400–50; syncopated variant of Middle English viroleferrule

OTHER WORDS FROM virl

virled, adjective

Words nearby virl

virilization, virilocal, -virinae, virino, virion, virl, viro-, virogene, virogenesis, viroid, virology
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