Furl: alternatives and connections

To fasten, as one rope to another, or as a sail to its yard or stay; or as a cable to the ring of an anchor.

A rope reeved through a block at the end of a yard, by which the yard is moved horizontally; also, a rudder gudgeon.

A fine smooth-faced woolen cloth for men's garments, usually of double width (i.e., a yard and a half); -- so called in distinction fr…

The middle part, cavity, or belly of a sail; the part of a furled sail which is at the center of the yard.

One of the ropes toggled to the footrope of a sail, used to haul up to the yard the body of the sail when taking it in.

To move of draw (a sail or yard) by means of the clew garnets, clew lines, etc.; esp. to draw up the clews of a square sail to the yar…

To move; to come or go; literally, to draw one's self; -- with prepositions and adverbs; as, to draw away, to move off, esp. in racing…

A flag; a banner; a standard; esp., the national flag, or a banner indicating nationality, carried by a ship or a body of soldiers; --…

A cloth usually bearing a device or devices and used to indicate nationality, party, etc., or to give or ask information; -- commonly…

A measure of length equivalent to twelve inches; one third of a yard. See Yard.

Designating the mast, sail, yard, etc., above the topmast; as, the fore-topgallant sail. See Sail.

A small flag or streamer, as that carried by cavalry, which is broad at one end and nearly pointed at the other, or that used to direc…

A point some distance below the top of a mast or staff; as, a flag a half-mast (a token of mourning, etc.).

The height of a fore-and-aft sail next the mast or stay.

A flag, containing only the union, without the fly, usually hoisted on a jack staff at the bowsprit cap; -- called also union jack. Th…

A rope leading from the masthead to the extremity of a yard below; -- used for raising or supporting the end of the yard.

A square sail bent upon a yard that hangs obliquely to the mast and is raised or lowered with the sail.

To wrap up in something that conceals or protects; to wrap, as the face and neck, in thick and disguising folds; hence, to conceal or…