furl

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Told in rhyming verse, Carroll’s trademark use of deep reds and blue give the proceedings an eerie whimsy, and her layouts — always brilliant — furl and explode across the page.

From The Verge • Dec. 13, 2018

Smith: I go out on the yard to furl the sail and all that stuff.

From Slate • Jun. 16, 2017

Of course, don’t furl the flag or shut down those offshore accounts or start writing the complete history of American decline quite yet.

From The Guardian • Apr. 29, 2016

Behind him, shaven-headed demonstrators furl the English flag, the Cross of St. George.

From Time • Jul. 29, 2011

The crew were on their feet briskly, to furl the sail, and stow it; then, each in place, they poised the smooth oar blades and sent the white foam scudding by.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer