GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Purfle , v. t. [OF. pourfiler; pour for + fil a thread, L. filum. See Profile, and cf. Purl a border.]
   To decorate with a wrought or flowered border; to embroider; to ornament with metallic threads; as, to purfle with blue and white.
   P. Plowman.
   
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   A goodly lady clad in scarlet red,
   Purfled with gold and pearl of rich assay.
   Spenser.
   
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   (Her.) To ornament with a bordure of emines, furs, and the like; also, with gold studs or mountings.
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   { Purfle , Purflew , } n.
   A hem, border., or trimming, as of embroidered work.
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   (Her.) A border of any heraldic fur.
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