Qu'est-ce (qui) est purfle - définition

NARROW DECORATIVE WOODEN (SOMETIMES ABALONE) STRIP INLAID INTO THE TOP AND (OFTEN) BOTTOM PLATES OF STRINGED INSTRUMENTS

Purfle; Binding (woodworking)

purfle

['p?:f(?)l]

¦ noun

1. an ornamental border, typically one inlaid on the back or belly of a violin.

2. archaic an ornamental or embroidered edge of a garment.

¦ verb [often as noun purfling] decorate with a purfle.

Origin

ME: from OFr. porfil (n.), porfiler (v.), based on L. pro 'forward' + filum 'thread'.

Purfle

·noun ·Alt. of Purflew.

II. Purfle ·vt To ornament with a bordure of emines, furs, and the like; also, with gold studs or mountings.

III. Purfle ·vt To decorate with a wrought or flowered border; to Embroider; to ornament with metallic threads; as, to purfle with blue and white.

purfling

noun decorate with a purfle.

purfle

Wikipédia

Purfling

Purfling is a narrow decorative edge inlaid into the top plate and often the back plate of a stringed instrument. It was originally made of laminated strips of wood, and later nacre and other hard inlay materials. Plastic is commonly used in modern mass-produced instruments. Purfling may affect the instrument's acoustics.

Purfling is distinct from binding, which is used primarily to control moisture rather than decoration. Inexpensive instruments may simulate purfling with paint.

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