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quarl

/ˈkwɔː(ɹ)l/

quarl noun: a medusa or jellyfish.

Noun (1)

quarl (plural quarls)

  1. (archaic) A medusa or jellyfish.
    • The jellied quarl that flings / At once a thousand streaming stings.1819, Joseph Rodman Drake, The Culprit Fay
    • The quarl wraps around him his long arms.1839, American Quarterly Review, volume 19

Noun (2)

quarl (plural quarls)

  1. A fire-resistant channel for a burner in a boiler or furnace.

Forms of quarl

pluralquarls

Origin of quarl

From German Qualle.

Words that rhyme with quarl

Questions about quarl

What does quarl mean?
Quarl means a medusa or jellyfish.
What part of speech is quarl?
Quarl is a noun.
How do you pronounce quarl?
Quarl is pronounced /ˈkwɔː(ɹ)l/.
What is the plural of quarl?
The plural of quarl is quarls.

Words near quarl in the dictionary

  1. quarkonium
  2. quarkoniumlike
  3. quarkoniums
  4. quarks
  5. quarkyonic
  6. quarl
  7. quarle
  8. quarles
  9. Quarleses
  10. Quarlesian
  11. quarls

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