What is ornamentation on the border of a thing; specifically, the inlaid border of a musical instrument, as a violin called?
purfling — Ornamentation on the border of a thing; specifically, the inlaid border of a musical instrument, as a violin. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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