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–v.t.to finish with an ornamental border: »
a robe purfled with embroidery, a violin purfled with inlaid work.
–n.an ornamental border.
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fle — baf·fle·ment; buf·fle·horn; caf·fle; cof·fle; cur·fuf·fle; fle·eth; fuf·fle; gof·fle; jif·fle; ker·fuf·fle; maf·fle; mof·fle; ni·fle; raf·fle·sia; raf·fle·si·a·ce·ae; rif·fle·man; ri·fle·man; ri·fle·ry; ri·fle·scope; scraf·fle; scruf·fle;… … English syllables
pur — ace·to·pur·pu·rine; an·thra·pur·pu·rin; ap·pur·te·nance; com·pur·ga·tion; com·pur·ga·tor; com·pur·ga·to·ri·al; com·pur·ga·to·ry; ex·pur·gate; ex·pur·ga·tion; ex·pur·ga·tor; ex·pur·ga·to·ri·al; ex·pur·ga·to·ry; jai·pur; jam·shed·pur; ka·pur;… … English syllables
purfle — pur·fle … English syllables
purfle — pur•fle [[t]ˈpɜr fəl[/t]] v. fled, fling, n. 1) fur to finish with an ornamental border 2) fur Also called pur′fling. an ornamental border, as an inlaid border on a stringed instrument. • Etymology: 1275–1325; ME purfilen < MF porfiler to make … From formal English to slang
Purfle — Pur fle, Purflew Pur flew, n. 1. A hem, border., or trimming, as of embroidered work. [1913 Webster] 2. (Her.) A border of any heraldic fur. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Purflew — Purfle Pur fle, Purflew Pur flew, n. 1. A hem, border., or trimming, as of embroidered work. [1913 Webster] 2. (Her.) A border of any heraldic fur. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Purfle — Pur fle, v. t. [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.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fléchir — (flé chir) v. a. 1° Donner une inflexion, ployer. Fléchir la tige d un arbre. • On ne doit pas être surpris que le cuivre jaune ou laiton soit quelquefois sensiblement attirable à l aimant, surtout après avoir été frappé ou fléchi et tordu… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
ri — abac·te·ri·al; ab·de·ri·an; ab·ka·ri; ac·an·thop·te·ri; ac·an·thu·ri·dae; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·ces·so·ri·al; ac·ces·so·ri·us; ac·ci·pit·ri·dae; ac·cus·a·to·ri·al; acera·the·ri·um;… … English syllables
si — ab·ba·si; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·stru·si·ty; ac·ces·si·bil·i·ty; ac·ces·si·ble; ac·qui·si·tion; acra·si·a·les; acra·si·e·ae; ac·ro·tar·si·al; ac·ro·tar·si·um; adi·ba·si; ad·mis·si·bil·i·ty; ad·mis·si·ble; ad·ver·si·ty; aero·si·nus·i·tis; ali·si·er; … English syllables
