bobbinwork

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bobbinwork - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
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  Bobbinwork \Bob"bin*work`\, n.
     Work woven with bobbins.
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