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purfle

Pronunciation: /ˈpɜːfəl/

The English word “purfle” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. An ornamental border on clothing, furniture or a violin; beading, stringing.
  2. An ornamental border, edge, or line of a different tincture or material.

verb

  1. To decorate (wood, cloth etc.) with a purfle or ornamental border; to border.
  2. To ornament with purfle.

Etymology

From Old French porfiler, from Latin pro- + filum (“thread”). Doublet of profile.

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