— purfler , n.
/perr"feuhl/ , v. , purfled, purfling , n.
v.t.
1. to finish with an ornamental border.
2. to decorate (a shrine or tabernacle) with architectural forms in miniature.
n.
3. Also called purfling . an ornamental border, as the inlaid border near the outer edge of the table and back of a stringed instrument.
[ 1275-1325; ME purfilen porfiler to make or adorn a border, equiv. to por- PRO 1 + filer to spin, deriv. of fil thread filum. See PROFILE ]