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surfel
surfel
English
Alternative forms
Verb
surfel (third-person singular simple present surfels, present participle surfelling, simple past and past participle surfelled)
- (obsolete, transitive) To wash with a cosmetic water, said by some to be prepared from sulphur.
- Ford
- She shall no oftener powder her hair, [or] surfel her cheeks, […] but she shall as often gaze on my picture.
- Ford
Etymology 2
Noun
surfel (plural surfels)