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Purfle Crossword Clue

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97%5Exact Match!
verb

• make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.

• be beautiful to look at

• furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors

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noun

• a state of arrangement or appearance

• a decoration or adornment typically on the edge of a garment

• attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation

• cutting down to the desired size or shape

adjective satellite

• thin and fit

• characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder

• neat and smart in appearance

• severely simple in line or design

verb

• remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size

• decorate, as with ornaments

• cut down on; make a reduction in

• balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces

• be in equilibrium during a flight

• decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods

• cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of

• cut closely

• adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used

95%3Exact Match!
noun

• the edge of a piece of cloth; especially the finished edge that has been doubled under and stitched down

• the utterance of a sound similar to clearing the throat; intended to get attention, express hesitancy, fill a pause, hide embarrassment, warn a friend, etc.

verb

• fold over and sew together to provide with a hem

• utter `hem' or `ahem'

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New York Times19 Sep 1991 Down 47
New York Times06 Sep 1991 Across 61
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