אַפִּיפְיָירוֹת, (פִּיפְיָרוּת, רִית—f. sing.) (√פר, cmp. b. h. פרפר = בקע to split; cmp. פַּרְפֶּרֶת, a. פְּרִיפְרִיוֹת, פִּרְפְּרָאוֹת) split pieces of wood, laths, slabs used for espaliers, also as frames for decorative hangings. Y. Sot. IX, end, 24ᶜ; Tosef. Sot. XV, 9 אבל עושה הוא אפיפיי׳ וכ׳ but one may make lath frames and hang thereon whatever decorations he may desire. [Bab. ib. 49ᵇ פִּפְיָרִית; Rashi פְּרִיפְרִית sing.] Kil. VI, 3 על מקצת א׳ on a portion of the espaliers. Ib. VII, 3 מותר א׳ the balance of the espaliers (on which no vine is trained). Kel. XVII, 3 אפי׳ וכ׳ (Ar. פי׳; Mish. אפו׳) frames for hangings to which reeds were fastened from the bottom upward (crosswise) for support. Tosef. Kel. B. Mets. VI, 6 (a. freq. in comment.) פִּיפְיָארוֹת. Ib. פִּיפְיָארוּת שאינה וכ׳ a frame (baldachin) which cannot be taken up by its handles and carried through the door (outside).—Ch. פֵּיפוּרָא, פִּיפְיוֹרָא. V. also פּוּרְיָא a. אַפִּרְיוֹן. [ר softened into י, cmp. חצוצרה.]