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purfle.

An ornamental border on clothing, furniture or a violin; beading, stringing.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɜːfəl/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpɝfəl/General-American
  1. An ornamental border on clothing, furniture or a violin; beading, stringing.

  2. An ornamental border, edge, or line of a different tincture or material.

Where this word comes from

From Old French porfiler, from Latin pro- + filum (“thread”). Doublet of profile.

verb/ˈpɜːfəl/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpɝfəl/General-American
  1. To decorate (wood, cloth etc.) with a purfle or ornamental border; to border.

    archaic · transitive
  2. To ornament with purfle.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Old French porfiler, from Latin pro- + filum (“thread”). Doublet of profile.

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