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Webster 1913 Edition
Surfle
{
, Sur′fel
,Sur′fle
}Verb.
T.
[Cf.
Sulphur
.] To wash, as the face, with a cosmetic water, said by some to be prepared from the sulphur.
[Obs.]
She shall no oftener powder her hair, [or]
surfel
her cheeks, . . . but she shall as often gaze on my picture. Ford.