quarl

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwɔː(ɹ)l/
• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)l

Etymology 1

From German Qualle.

Noun

quarl (plural quarls)

1. (archaic) A medusa or jellyfish.
   • 1819, Joseph Rodman Drake, The Culprit Fay:

     The jellied quarl that flings / At once a thousand streaming stings.

   • 1839, American Quarterly Review, volume 19:

     The quarl wraps around him his long arms.

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Related to quarrel, a kind of tile?”)

Noun

quarl (plural quarls)

1. A fire-resistant channel for a burner in a boiler or furnace.