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Definitions for Purfle
[1] to finish with an ornamental border.
[2] to decorate (a shrine or tabernacle) with architectural forms in miniature.
[3] Also called pur·fling. an ornamental border, as the inlaid border near the outer edge of the table and back of a stringed instrument.
[4] a ruffled or curved ornamental band, as on clothing, furniture, etc
[5] (tr) to decorate with such a band or bands
Words nearby Purfle
pureblood, purebred, puree, purehearted, purely, purfle, purgation, purgative, purgatoire, purgatorial, purgatory
Origin of Purfle
1275–1325; Middle English purfilen < Middle French porfiler to make or adorn a border, equivalent to por- pro1 + filer to spin, derivative of fil thread < Latin fīlum. See profile
Other words from Purfle
pur·fler , noun
Word origin for Purfle
C14: from Old French purfiler to decorate with a border, from filer to spin, from fil thread, from Latin fīlum