orphrey
[ awr-free ]
noun,plural or·phreys.
an ornamental band or border, especially on an ecclesiastical vestment.
gold embroidery.
rich embroidery of any sort.
a piece of richly embroidered material.
Origin of orphrey
11300–50; Middle English orfreis (later construed as plural) <Old French <Medieval Latin aurifrisium, variant of aurifrigium, for Latin phrase aurum Phrygium gold embroidery, literally, Phrygian gold
- Also or·fray [awr-frey, -free] /ˈɔr freɪ, -fri/ .
Other words from orphrey
- orphreyed, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for orphrey
orphrey
less commonly orfray
/ (ˈɔːfrɪ) /
noun
a richly embroidered band or border, esp on an ecclesiastical vestment
Origin of orphrey
1C13 orfreis, from Old French, from Late Latin aurifrisium, auriphrygium, from Latin aurum gold + Phrygius Phrygian
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