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



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