Purfle /(?)/
Pur·fle
Purfle
v. t.
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To decorate with a wrought or flowered border; to embroider; to ornament with metallic threads; as, to purfle with blue and white.
A goodly lady clad in scarlet red, Purfled with gold and pearl of rich assay.
- To ornament with a bordure of emines, furs, and the like; also, with gold studs or mountings. (Her.)
Purfle
n.
- A hem, border., or trimming, as of embroidered work.
- A border of any heraldic fur. (Her.)