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.
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
25 January 2025
(noun) the study of the whorls and loops and arches in the fingertips and on the palms of the hand and the soles of the feet; “some criminologists specialize in dermatoglyphics”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
