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Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Purfle

· Pur·fle · IPA /ˈpɝfəl/
01 v. t. To decorate with a wrought or flowered border; to embroider; to ornament with metallic threads; as, to purfle with blue and white.
  1. 1.
    To decorate with a wrought or flowered border; to embroider; to ornament with metallic threads; as, to purfle with blue and white.
    “A goodly lady clad in scarlet red, Purfled with gold and pearl of rich assay.” Spenser.
  2. 2.
    To ornament with a bordure of emines, furs, and the like; also, with gold studs or mountings.(Her.)
02 n. A hem, border., or trimming, as of embroidered work.
  1. 1.
    A hem, border., or trimming, as of embroidered work.
  2. 2.
    A border of any heraldic fur.(Her.)