purfling

Meaning of purfling

verb
  1. To decorate (wood, cloth etc.) with a purfle or ornamental border; to border.
  2. To ornament with a bordure of ermines, furs, etc. or with gold studs or mountings.
noun
  1. Two or more very narrow strips of black wood enclosing a lighter-coloured strip of wood set close to the edge of the top and back of a string instrument such as a violin, cello or a guitar, following its outline, or this effect simulated with paint.
    The purfling on this violin is exceptionally beautiful.
  2. An ornament consisting of a bordure of ermines, furs, etc. or gold studs or mountings.

Information about purfling

  • The plural form of purfling is: purflings.
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Hyphenation of purfling

pur-fling

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
  • purfling is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

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