The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
PURFLE
Etymology
Noun
purfle (plural purfles)
An ornamental border on clothing, furniture or a violin; beading, stringing.
(heraldry) An ornament consisting of a bordure of ermines, furs, etc. or gold studs or mountings.
Verb
purfle (third-person singular simple present purfles, present participle purfling, simple past and past participle purfled)
(transitive, archaic) To decorate (wood, cloth etc.) with a purfle or ornamental border; to border.
(heraldry, transitive) To ornament with a bordure of ermines, furs, etc. or with gold studs or mountings.
Source: Wiktionary
Pur"fle, v. t. Etym: [OF. pourfiler; pour for + fil a thread, L. filum. See Profile, and cf. Purl a border.]
1. To decorate with a wrought or flowered border; to embroider; to ornament with metallic threads; as, to purfle with blue and white. P. Plowman. A goodly lady clad in scarlet red, Purfled with gold and pearl of rich assay. Spenser.
2. (Her.)
Definition: To ornament with a bordure of emines, furs, and the like; also, with gold studs or mountings.
Pur"fle, Pur"flew, n.
1. A hem, border., or trimming, as of embroidered work.
2. (Her.)
Definition: A border of any heraldic fur.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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