| v. t. | 1. | To decorate with a wrought or flowered border; to embroider; to ornament with metallic threads; as, to purfle with blue and white.A goodly lady clad in scarlet red, Purfled with gold and pearl of rich assay. - Spenser. |
| 2. | (Her.) To ornament with a bordure of emines, furs, and the like; also, with gold studs or mountings. |
| n. | 1. | A hem, border., or trimming, as of embroidered work. |
| 2. | (Her.) A border of any heraldic fur. |