| 单词 | purfle |
| 释义 | purfle[ pur-fuhl ] / ˈpɜr fəl / verb (used with object), pur·fled, pur·fling.to finish with an ornamental border. to decorate (a shrine or tabernacle) with architectural forms in miniature. nounAlso called purfling. an ornamental border, as the inlaid border near the outer edge of the table and back of a stringed instrument. Origin of purfle1275–1325; Middle English purfilen<Middle French porfiler to make or adorn a border, equivalent to por-pro1 + filer to spin, derivative of fil thread <Latin fīlum.See profile OTHER WORDS FROM purflepurfler, nounWords nearby purflePure Land, Pure Land sects, pure line, purely, pure reason, purfle, purgation, purgative, Purgatoire, purgatorial, purgatory Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for purflepurfle / (ˈpɜːfəl) / noun Also: purflinga ruffled or curved ornamental band, as on clothing, furniture, etc verb(tr) to decorate with such a band or bands Word Origin for purfleC14: from Old French purfiler to decorate with a border, from filer to spin, from fil thread, from Latin fīlum Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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