Definitions for purfles

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purfles pur·fle

Spelling: [pur-fuh l]

IPA: /ˈpɜr fəl/

Purfles is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 174 anagrams from letters in purfles (eflprsu).

Definitions for purfles

noun

1. Also called purfling. an ornamental border, as the inlaid border near the outer edge of the table and back of a stringed instrument.

verb (used with object)

1. to finish with an ornamental border.
2. to decorate (a shrine or tabernacle) with architectural forms in miniature.

Origin of purfles

1275-1325; Middle English purfilen Middle French porfiler to make or adorn a border, equivalent to por- pro¹ + filer to spin, derivative of fil thread Latin