crochet vs purl

crochet

noun
  • Needlework made by looping thread with a hooked needle. 

  • A certain crest of enamel on the molar teeth of some rhinoceroses. 

verb
  • To make (a piece of) needlework using a hooked needle; to make interlocking loops of thread. 

purl

noun
  • The edge of lace trimmed with loops. 

  • A gentle murmuring sound, such as that produced by the running of a liquid among obstructions. 

  • A tern. 

  • a heavy or headlong fall; an upset. 

  • A circle made by the motion of a fluid; an eddy; a ripple. 

  • A particular stitch in knitting; an inversion of stitches giving the work a ribbed or waved appearance. 

  • An embroidered and puckered border; a hem or fringe, often of gold or silver twist; also, a pleat or fold, as of a band. 

verb
  • To rise in circles, ripples, or undulations; to curl; to mantle. 

  • To use an inverted stitch producing ribbing etc. 

  • To flow with a murmuring sound in swirls and eddies. 

  • To decorate with fringe or embroidered edge 

How often have the words crochet and purl occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )