PURFLED
Verb
purfled
simple past tense and past participle of purfle
Source: Wiktionary
Pur"fled, a.
Definition: Ornamented; decorated; esp., embroidered on the edges. Purfled
work (Arch.), delicate tracery, especially in Gothic architecture.
PURFLE
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