The Collaborative International Dictionary
Purfile
Purfile \Pur"file\, n. [See Purfle.]
A sort of ancient trimming of tinsel and thread for women's
gowns; -- called also bobbinwork. [Obs.]
--Piers Plowman.
Wiktionary
purfile
n. (context obsolete English) A sort of ancient trimming of tinsel and thread for women's gowns; bobbinwork.