Bible Dictionaries
Purfle

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(v. t.) To ornament with a bordure of emines, furs, and the like; also, with gold studs or mountings.

(2):

(n.) Alt. of Purflew

(3):

(v. t.) To decorate with a wrought or flowered border; to embroider; to ornament with metallic threads; as, to purfle with blue and white.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Purfle'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/purfle.html. 1828.