Defn: Ornamented; decorated; esp., embroidered on the edges. Purfled work (Arch.), delicate tracery, especially in Gothic architecture.
PURFLING
Pur"fling, n.
Defn: Ornamentation on the border of a thing; specifically, the inlaid border of a musical instrument, as a violin.
PURGAMENT Pur"ga*ment, n. Etym: [L. purgamentum offscourings, washings, expiatory sacrifice. See Purge.]
1. That which is excreted; excretion. [Obs.]
2. (Med.)
Defn: A cathartic; a purgative. [Obs.] Bacon.
PURGATION
Pur*ga"tion, n. Etym: [L. purgatio: cf. F. purgation. See Purge.]
1. The act of purging; the act of clearing, cleansing, or putifying, by separating and carrying off impurities, or whatever is superfluous; the evacuation of the bowels.
2. (Law)