purfle Meaning, Definition & Usage

Pur"fle transitive verb
Etymology
OF. pourfiler; pour for + fil a thread, L. filum. See Profile, and cf. Purl a border.
Definitions
  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.) To ornament with a bordure of emines, furs, and the like; also, with gold studs or mountings.
Pur"fle, Pur"flew noun (Also<
  • Purfle
  • Purflew
)
Definitions
  1. A hem, border., or trimming, as of embroidered work.
  2. (Her.) A border of any heraldic fur.

Webster 1913