purfling

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Synonyms: purling, purpling, puffling, purblind, piffling, puffing, puzzling, ruffling, hurling, gurgling, pursuing

Antonyms: purling, purpling, puffling, purblind, piffling, puffing, puzzling, ruffling, hurling, gurgling, pursuing

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|music|chiefly|lutherie}} 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.
2. {{lb|en|heraldry}} An ornament consisting of [[purfle]].

Verb

1. {{infl of|en|purfle||ing-form}}

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