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or·phrey (ôr′frē)

noun

a richly embroidered decorative band, as on a chasuble

Etymology: ME orferay, taken as sing. of orfreis, orphrey < OFr < ML aurifrigium < L aurum, gold (see east) + ML frisium, frieze

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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