Main Entry: pur·fle

Pronunciation: \ˈpər-fəl\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): pur·fled; pur·fling \-f(ə-)liŋ\

Etymology: Middle English purfilen, from purfil embroidered border, from Anglo-French, from pur for, in place of (from Latin pro-) + fil thread, yarn — more at pro-, file

Date: 14th century

: to ornament the border or edges of

— purfle noun