Surfle

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

  Surfel \Sur"fel\, Surfle \Sur"fle\, v. t. [Cf. {Sulphur}.]
     To wash, as the face, with a cosmetic water, said by some to
     be prepared from the sulphur. [Obs.]
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           She shall no oftener powder her hair, [or] surfel her


           cheeks, . . . but she shall as often gaze on my
           picture.                                 --Ford.
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