Definition of Purfler

1. one that purfles [n -S] - See also: purfles

Lexicographical Neighbors of Purfler

purely imaginary
purely imaginary number
purely imaginary numbers
pureness
purenesses
pureplay
purer
pures
purest
purey
pureys
purfile
purfiles
purfle
purfled
purfler (current term)
purflers
purfles
purfling
purflings
purfly
purga
purgament
purgaments
purgation
purgations
purgative
purgatively
purgatives
purgatorial

Literary usage of Purfler

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Antonio Stradivari by Horace Petherick (1900)
"... purfling and that as a purfler he stands unrivalled. This must not be taken in the widest sense, as there have been, and are living, scores and scores ..."

2. Antonio Stradivari by Horace Petherick (1900)
"... purfling and that as a purfler he stands unrivalled. This must not be taken in the widest sense, as there have been, and are living, scores and scores ..."

3. A Dictionary of Music and Musicians (A.D. 1450-1889): ...edited by Sir by George Grove, John Alexander Fuller-Maitland (1890)
"It is hard to see what motive he can have had in producing these singular instruments, except to show his extraordinary skill as a purfler. ..."

4. English Mechanic and World of Science: With which are Incorporated "The (1892)
"The mode of using the purfler will be described hereafter. Tool Sharpening.—The grinding of plane-irons and chisels and the setting of saws is an art of ..."

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