purfle noun.
['pǝ:f(ǝ)l] LME.[Old French porfil, from porfiler: see PURFLE verb.]1. An embroidered border or fur trimming of a garment.
arch. LME.b. An inlaid ornamental border on the back or belly of a violin etc.
E18.2. A drawing of something in outline; a profile. Only in
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purfle verb trans. ['pǝ:f(ǝ)l] ME.[Old French porfiler from Proto-Romance, formed as PRO-1 + Latin filum thread (cf. PROFILE verb), perh. partly also from the noun.]Usu. in
pass.1. Decorate with a purfle (
arch.);
esp. decorate (a garment) with an embroidered border or fur trimming.
ME.b. Ornament, beautify.
LME.c. Provide with an edge or border of a distinctive colour or kind.
M16-M17.2. Architecture. Ornament (the edge or ridge of a structure). Chiefly foll. by
with. Cf. earlier
PURFLED adjective 3.
M19. ■ purfling noun (a) the action or result of purfling;
(b) an example of this, a purfle:
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