Obs. rare. [It. farfalla a candle-fly or moth.] (See quots.)

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1607.  Sylvester, Du Bartas, II. iv. II. (1641), 208/1.

        And (new Farfalla) in her radiant shine,
Too-bold, I burn these tender wings of mine.

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1626.  Cockeram, Farfalla, a Candle-Fly.

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