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(transitive, archaic) To decorate (wood, cloth etc.) with a purfle or ornamental border; to border.

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Source Word

purfle

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈpɜːfəl/

Verb

archaic transitive

(transitive, archaic) To decorate (wood, cloth etc.) with a purfle or ornamental border; to border.

Japanese Meaning

（古語）木材や布などに装飾用の縁飾りを施して飾る、縁取りする

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The luthier decided to purfle the guitar's body with a thin strip of abalone shell.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

その楽器職人はギターの胴の周囲に薄いアワビの貝殻で飾り縁を施すことにした。

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(transitive, archaic) To decorate (wood, cloth etc.) with a purfle or ornamental border; to border.

And this was his message gretynge wel kynge Arthur in this manere wyse sayenge / that kynge Ryons had discomfyte and ouercome xj kynges /[…]/ they gaf hym their berdys clene flayne[…]/ wher for the messager came for kyng Arthurs berd / For kyng Ryons had purfyled a mantel with kynges berdes / and there lacked one place of the mantel

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Sense（2）

(heraldry, transitive) To ornament with a bordure of ermines, furs, etc. or with gold studs or mountings.

purfles

（ present singular third-person ）

purfling

（ participle present ）

purfled

（ participle past ）

purfled

（ past ）

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