Definition of "gul" [gul]

• A stylized octagonal motif in Oriental rugs. (noun)

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• ""Have you noticed how K'net and his wingriders chafe at R'gul's restrictions?" she asked, watching Lessa closely."
• "Think, Lessa of Pern, "and F'nor leaned toward her, his smile bitter," what R'gul's reaction will be."
• "Her unexpectedly urgent entreaty, delivered with a mounting anxiety, impressed Lessa far more than all R'gul's pompous exhortations about constant attendance on Ramoth."