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| pur·fle [ púrf'l ] |
noun (plural pur·fles) |
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ornamental border: an ornamental border on clothing or furniture, consisting of a ruffled or curved band
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transitive verb (past and past participle pur·fled, present participle pur·fling, 3rd person present singular pur·fles) |
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decorate something with purfle: to decorate clothing or furniture with a purfle
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| [14th century. < Old French porfil< porfiler< assumed Vulgar Latin profilare "spin forward" < Latin filum "thread"] |
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 pur·fling noun |
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