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purfle noun [ ˈpəːf(ə)l ]

• an ornamental border, typically one inlaid on the back or belly of a violin.

purfle verb

• decorate (something) with an ornamental border.
• "one of their bestselling items is a clear plastic raincoat purfled with ribbon"
Origin: Middle English (as a verb): from Old French porfil (noun), porfiler (verb), based on Latin pro ‘forward’ + filum ‘thread’.


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