Etymology

purfle

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Today it means: An ornamental border on clothing, furniture or a violin; beading, stringing. Full definition →

Old French porfiler ← Latin pro-
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  1. Latin · derived frompro-
  2. Old French · derived fromporfiler
  3. English todaypurfle

From Old French porfiler, from Latin pro- + filum (“thread”). Doublet of profile.

Words from the same roots

Latinpro- all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.