Jastrow: פָּרַף

פָּרַף (denom. of פורפא πόρπη) 1) to clasp. Part. pass. פָּרוּף; f. פְּרוּפָה; pl. פְּרוּפִים, פְּרוּפִין; פְּרוּפוֹת. Yoma V, 1 החיצונה היתה פ׳ וכ׳ the outer curtain was held back by a clasp on the north side, and the inner curtain on the south side (so as to make room for entering, without exposing to view the Holy of Holies). —2) to fasten a garment over the shoulder by attaching a weight to its overhanging corner. Sabb. VI, 7 פּוֹרֶפֶת על האבן וכ׳ a woman may wear a cloak thrown over her shoulder weighted by a stone or a nut; ובלבד שלא תִפְרוֹף וכ׳ provided she does not attach the weight for the first time on the Sabbath (v. Sabb. 65ᵇ); Tosef. ib. IV (V), 13 פורפת בתחילה בדבר וכ׳ she may attach a weight for the first time using an object which it is permitted to handle on the Sabbath; a. e.—Part. pass. as ab. Sabb. VI, 6 ומדיות (יוצאות) פ׳ Median women may go out on the Sabbath with their cloaks thrown over their shoulders &c.