purIsm

[Eng. pur ( e ); -ism.] Affectation of exact purity; spec if., exce ive nicety in the choice Pt. I., v. 4. pürge, s. [PURGE, v.] 1. The act of purging. 2. That which purges; spec if. a medicine that evacuates the intestines; purgative. pürger, s. [Eng. purg (e), v.; -er.] 1. One who or that which purges or cleanses. 2. A purge, a cathartic. , fat, färe, amidst, what, fall "To evince the egregious folly of purism ."- Fitzedward Hall: Modern English , p. 31. pür-Ist, s. [Eng. pur(e); -ist.] 1. One who is exce ively nice or precise in the choice of words; a rigorous critic of purity in literary style. 2. One who maintains that the New Testament was written in pure Greek. pūrl (1), pearl, subst . [A contract. of purfle , s. 1. An embroidered or puckered border; the plait or fold of a ruff or band. 2. A loop used to decorate the edges of pillow lace. 3. An inversion of the stitches in knitting which gives to the work in those parts in which it is used a different appearance from the general surface. 4. A gold or silver wire, formed into a spiral, used in lace work. pûrl (2), s. [PURL (2), v.] 1. A circle made by the motion of a fluid; a ripple, an eddy. 2. A continued murmuring sound, as of a shallow stream running over small stones. IMG:content-1746.png:[blocks in formation] purl pürl (3), 8. [According to Skeat, for pearl , from Fr. perle a pearl; Ger. perlen to rise in small bubbles like pearls, to pearl; perle =a pearl, a bubble.] Originally beer or ale with an infusion of wormwood; now applied to beer warmed nearly to boiling heat, and flavored with gin, sugar, and ginger.