tr.v. pur·fled, pur·fling, pur·fles To finish or decorate the border or edge of. [Middle English purfilen, from Old French porfiler, from Vulgar Latin *prōfīlāre : Latin prō-, forth; see PRO-1 + Latin fīlum, thread; see gwhī- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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