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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pur•fle (pûr′fəl),USA pronunciation v., -fled, -fling, n. v.t. - Furnitureto finish with an ornamental border.
- Architectureto decorate (a shrine or tabernacle) with architectural forms in miniature.
n. - FurnitureAlso called pur′fling. an ornamental border, as the inlaid border near the outer edge of the table and back of a stringed instrument.
- Latin fīlum. See profile
- Middle French porfiler to make or adorn a border, equivalent. to por- pro1 + filer to spin, derivative of fil thread
- Middle English purfilen 1275–1325
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