n. & v. --n. 1 an ornamental border, esp. on a violin etc. 2 archaic the ornamental or embroidered edge of a garment. --v.tr. 1 decorate with a purfle. 2 (often foll. by with) ornament (the edge of a building). 3 beautify. øøpurfling n. [ME f. OF porfil, porfiler ult. f. L filum thread]
PURFLE
Meaning of PURFLE in English
English main colloquial, spoken dictionary. Английский основной разговорный словарь. 2012