purfle.
An ornamental border on clothing, furniture or a violin; beading, stringing.
Meaning & usage
An ornamental border on clothing, furniture or a violin; beading, stringing.
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.
To decorate (wood, cloth etc.) with a purfle or ornamental border; to border.
To ornament with purfle.
Where this word comes from
From Old French porfiler, from Latin pro- + filum (“thread”). Doublet of profile.
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