Webster's 1828 Dictionary
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PUR'FILE, noun A sort of ancient trimming for women's gowns, made of tinsel and thread, called also bobbin work.
[The thing and the name are obsolete.]
PUR'FILE, noun A sort of ancient trimming for women's gowns, made of tinsel and thread, called also bobbin work.
[The thing and the name are obsolete.]