PURFLE


Meaning of PURFLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpər-fəl ]

transitive verb

( pur·fled ; pur·fling -f(ə-)liŋ)

Etymology: Middle English purfilen, from purfil embroidered border, from Anglo-French, from pur for, in place of (from Latin pro- ) + fil thread, yarn — more at pro- , file

Date: 14th century

: to ornament the border or edges of

• purfle noun

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