purfling
English
Noun
purfling (plural purflings)
- (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.
- The purfling on this violin is exceptionally beautiful.
- (heraldry) An ornament consisting of a bordure of ermines, furs, etc. or gold studs or mountings.
Verb
purfling