purfle UK /ˈpɜːfəl/US /ˈpɝfəl/noun 2verb 2forms 3 noun2 •An ornamental border on clothing, furniture or a violin; beading, stringing. •An ornamental border, edge, or line of a different tincture or material.Adumbration (or Transparency) is a clear Exemption of the Substance of the Charge, so that there remaineth only the outward Strokes or Purfle of a Thing — 1726 verb2 •To ornament with purfle.Crest; a dragon passant proper, wings elevated and purfled gules. — 1815 •(no longer used) To decorate (wood, cloth etc.) with a purfle or ornamental border; to border.He had a faire companion of his way, / A goodly Lady, clad in scarlot red, / Purfled with gold and pearle of rich assay, […] — 1590 formspurfled · purfling · purfles
