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virl

[ vurl ]
/ vÉœrl /
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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

virility, virilization, virilocal, virino, virion, virl, viroid, virologist, virology, Viron, virosis
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