Pūr'fle1, v. t.
(pūr'fl), v. t. [O. Fr. pourfiler, from pour, for, and fil, a thread, Lat. filum; It. profilare. See PROFILE.]
Sense 1. To decorate with a wrought or flowered border; to embroider; as, to purfle with blue and white. [Obs.]
A goodly lady clad in scarlet red, Purfled with gold and pearl of rich assay. Spencer.
Sense 2. (Arch.) To decorate richly; to cover with rich sculpture.
Sense 3. (Her.) To ornament with a bordure of ermines, furs, and the like.