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.
The edge of lace trimmed with loops.
An embroidered and puckered border; a hem or fringe, often of gold or silver twist; also, a pleat or fold, as of a band.
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
The act of breathing, not necessarily for a sustained period (compare respiration, which is sustained).