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• v  form into a cylinder by rolling
• s  rolled up and secured
  furled sails bound securely to the spar
  a furled flag

• Thousands watched in silence as the old frigate was towed away by the mine sweeper Grebe, her brand-new sails tightly furled.
• A half a dozen marchers carried wooden rifles, but the Republican banners were furled on orders from the IRA's leadership.
• His political antennae are usually furled and not very sensitive.

• roll up
• furl
• rolled

News & Articles

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• Bats discover surround sound
  A new study by researchers shows that the furled leaves of Heliconia and Calathea plants where Spix’s disc-winged bats make their home actually help to amplify and transmit the social calls of the bats.
  Oct. 18, 2013 - Science Daily
• Costa Rica Bats Use Rolled-Up Leaves As ‘Trumpets’ To Amplify Calls [PHOTO]
  Scientists studying Spix’s disk-winged bats, a leaf-dwelling bat native to South America, found that the creature uses furled leaves to amplify the calls of their friends flying overhead – like Mother Nature’s version of a hearing aid.
  Oct. 16, 2013 - International Business Times