Purfile
Pronunciation : Pur"file
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [See Purfle.]
Definition : Defn: A sort of ancient trimming of tinsel and thread for women's gowns; -- called also bobbinwork. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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