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pur·fle
/ˈpɝfəl/
鑲邊,花邊(
vt
.)裝花邊于,裝飾
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Pur·fle
v. t.
1.
To
decorate
with
a
wrought
or
flowered
border
;
to
embroider
;
to
ornament
with
metallic
threads
;
as
,
to
purfle
with
blue
and
white
.
A
goodly
lady
clad
in
scarlet
red
,
Purfled
with
gold
and
pearl
of
rich
assay
. --
Spenser
.
2.
Her.
To
ornament
with
a
bordure
of
emines
,
furs
,
and
the
like
;
also
,
with
gold
studs
or
mountings
.
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From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Pur·fle
Pur·flew
n.
1.
A
hem
,
border
.,
or
trimming
,
as
of
embroidered
work
.
2.
Her.
A
border
of
any
heraldic
fur
.
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