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furl
verb
[ fəːl ]
• roll or fold up (something) neatly and securely.
• "he shouted to the crew to furl sails"
Origin:
late 16th century: from French ferler, from Old French fer, ferm ‘firm’ + lier ‘bind’ (from Latin ligare ).