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Pronunciation : Pur"fle
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [OF. pourfiler; pour for + fil a thread, L. filum. See Profile, and cf. Purl a border.]
Definition : 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.)

Defn: To ornament with a bordure of emines, furs, and the like; also, with gold studs or mountings.

t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Pur"fle, Pur"flew
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. A hem, border., or trimming, as of embroidered work.

2. (Her.)

Defn: A border of any heraldic fur.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913