\Pur"fle\, v. t. [OF. pourfiler; pour for + fil a thread,
L. filum. See {Profile}, and cf. {Purl} a border.]
1. To decorate with a wrought or flowered border; to
   embroider; to ornament with metallic threads; as, to
   purfle with blue and white. --P. Plowman.
         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.

\Pur"fle\, Purflew \Pur"flew\, n.
1. A hem, border., or trimming, as of embroidered work.
2. (Her.) A border of any heraldic fur.