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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Purfile

· Pur·file · IPA
01 n. A sort of ancient trimming of tinsel and thread for women's gowns; -- called also bobbinwork.
  1. 1.
    A sort of ancient trimming of tinsel and thread for women's gowns; -- called also bobbinwork.[Obs.] Also: bobbinwork