† ˈpurflewe, a. Her. Obs.
Also 6 -ffleu, 7–8 -flew.
[Obscurely f. purfle v. or n.; app. orig. purflewé.]
Having a bordure of a fur.
| 1562 Leigh Armorie 190 b, The first is plaine,..commonly called embordured... The vii is termed purffleu, which is, when that the bordure is occupied with anye of the nine furres afore rehersed. 1610 J. Guillim Heraldry i. v. (1611) 19 A bordure purflewe, Verrey. Note heere that this terme purflewe is common to all the furres before handled so often as they are vsed in bordures. 1725 Bradley's Fam. Dict. s.v. Bordure, If the Bordure consists of Ermins, Vairy or any of the Furs, the Term is, Purflew of Ermins. |
So † ˈpurflewed ppl. a. Obs.
| 1868 Cussans Her. (1882) 68 Armorists formerly used several distinctive terms in blazoning a charged Bordure, to signify the nature of such a charge: as Enaluron, if charged with Birds;..and Purflewed, if composed of a Fur. This method is now obsolete. |