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purfle |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Purfle \Pur"fle\, v. t. [OF. pourfiler pour for + fil a thread, L. filum. See {Profile}, and cf {Purl} a border.] 1. To decorate with a wrought or flowered border; to embroider; to ornament with metallic threads; as to purfle with blue and white. --P. Plowman. A goodly lady clad in scarlet red, Purfled with gold and pearl of rich assay. --Spenser. 2. (Her.) To ornament with a bordure of emines, furs, and the like also with gold studs or mountings. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Purfle \Pur"fle\, Purflew \Pur"flew\, n. 1. A hem, border., or trimming, as of embroidered work 2. (Her.) A border of any heraldic fur.
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