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 [awr-is, or-]  

or·ris

1   [awr-is, or-]
noun
an iris, Iris germanica florentina, having a fragrant rootstock.
Also, or·rice.

Origin:
1535–45; unexplained alteration of iris

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or·ris

2   [awr-is, or-]
noun
1.
a lace or braid made of gold or silver, much used in the 18th century.
2.
a galloon used in upholstering.
Origin:
1695–1705; perhaps alteration (by influence of arras tapestry) of earlier orfrays orphrey
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orris or orrice1 (ˈɒrɪs)
 
—n
1.  any of various irises, esp Iris florentina, that have fragrant rhizomes
2.  Also called: 'orrisroot the rhizome of such a plant, prepared and used as perfume
 
[C16: variant of iris]
 
orrice or orrice1
 
—n
 
[C16: variant of iris]

orris2 (ˈɒrɪs)
 
—n
a kind of lace made of gold or silver, used esp in the 18th century
 
[from Old French orfreis, from Latin auriphrygium Phrygian gold]

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