Purfile

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Purfile \Pur"file\, n. [See {Purfle}.]
     A sort of ancient trimming of tinsel and thread for women's
     gowns; -- called also {bobbinwork}. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.
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