purfling

Variant of purfle

purfle definition

pur·fle (pʉr′fəl)

transitive verb purfled -·fled, purfling -·fling

  1. to decorate the border of
  2. to adorn or edge with metallic thread, beads, lace, etc.

Etymology: ME purfilen < MFr pourfiler < pour, for (< L pro: see pro) + fil, thread: see file

noun

an ornamental border or trimming, as the inlaid border of a violin
also purfling pur′·fling

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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