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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
PAIRLE, n. In knitting: “two rounds of a stocking” (Sc. 1818 Sawers Dict.). Cf. Eng. dial. pal, id.
[A variant spelling of Eng. pearl, a row of loops in braid, lacing or the like, and prob. orig. the same word as purl in knitting.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Pairle n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 18 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/pairle>
