Definitions for purfle
ˈpɜr fəlpur·fle

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. purflenoun

   An ornamental border on clothing, furniture or a violin; beading, stringing.

2. purfleverb

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

3. Etymology: From porfiler, from pro- + filum.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Purfle, Purflewnoun

   A border of embroidery.

   Etymology: pourfilée, Fr. from the verb.

2. To Purfleverb

   To decorate with a wrought or flowered border; to border with embroidery; to embroider.

   Etymology: pourfiler, Fr. profilare, Italian.

   A goodly lady clad in scarlet red,
   Purfled with gold and pearl of rich assay. Fa. Queen.

   Emrold tuffs, flow’rs purfled blue and white,
   Like saphire, pearl, in rich embroidery,
   Buckled below fair knighthood’s bending knee. William Shakespeare.

   Iris there with humid bow,
   Waters the odorous banks that blow
   Flowers of more mingled hew,
   Than her purfled scarff can shew. John Milton.

   In velvet white as snow the troop was gown’d,
   Their hoods and sleeves the same, and purfled o’er
   With diamonds. Dryden.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. purfle

   Purfling is a narrow decorative edge inlaid into the top plate and often the back plate of a stringed instrument. Inexpensive instruments may have no purfling and instead simulate the appearance with paint. Purfling was originally made of laminated strips of wood, often contrasting in color as a visual accent. The earliest known example of purfling is on a violin made by Andrea Amati in 1564, now on display in the Ashmolean Museum at Oxford University. It consists of two outer strips of pearwood stained black and an inner strip of poplar.Eventually, nacre from shell, usually mother of pearl or abalone, and other hard inlay materials were incorporated to provide highly decorative effects. Elaborate inlay is found most often on fretted instruments. Laminates and composites made from nacreous shell and synthetic materials, described as "fake", "faux", or "shin paua", are sometimes used by luthiers. The channel cut for the inlay of purfling may increase the flexibility of the plates where they join the sides, affecting an instrument's pitch and sustain. In cases of heavy decorative inlay, the effective vibrational area of the sound board may be reduced. Today plastic purfling is commonplace in mass-produced instruments. One common example of plastic purfling is a sandwich of three alternating strips in black and white, measuring about 1.25 mm × 2.00 mm (3⁄64 in × 5⁄64 in). However, many distinctive variations are used. Binding is a narrow outer strip of material on the edges of the body of stringed instruments such as lutes, mandolins, guitars and ukuleles. Binding may be made of thin wood strips. It is applied along the entire edge of top and back plates. While it can provide a decorative function, the primary purpose of binding is to block the transfer of moisture by the hygroscopic end grain of the plates of the instrument. This prevents cracks in a way that purfling cannot. It also reduces wear to instrument body edges. Hardwood, fruitwood, plastics and other synthetic materials are commonly used to make bindings. Binding may be used along the sides of fingerboards of fretted instruments. It softens the feel of the neck as one's fretting hand slides past the thin metal ends of fret wire, and it provides decorative appeal.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Purfleverb

   to decorate with a wrought or flowered border; to embroider; to ornament with metallic threads; as, to purfle with blue and white

2. Purfleverb

   to ornament with a bordure of emines, furs, and the like; also, with gold studs or mountings

3. Purflenoun

   alt. of Purflew

4. Etymology: [OF. pourfiler; pour for + fil a thread, L. filum. See Profile, and cf. Purl a border.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Purfle

   pur′fl, v.t. to decorate with a wrought or flowered border: (archit.) to decorate with rich sculpture: (her.) to ornament with a border of ermines, furs, &c.—ns. Pur′fle, Pur′flew, a border of embroidery: (her.) a bordure of ermines, furs, &c.; Pur′fling.—adj. Pur′fly (Carlyle), wrinkled. [O. Fr. pourfiler—L. pro, before, filum, a thread.]

How to pronounce purfle?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

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   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of purfle in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of purfle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Purfle
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=purfle
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purfle
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purfle
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=purfle