Orphrey Definition

ôrfrē
orfrays, orphreys
noun
A richly embroidered decorative band, as on a chasuble.
Webster's New World
Elaborate embroidery, especially when made of gold.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Orphrey

Noun

Singular:
orphrey
Plural:
orphreys

Origin of Orphrey

  • From Anglo-Norman orfrais, orfreis et al., Middle French orfrais, from Late Latin aurifrasium, aurifrisium, variant of aurifrigium, from Latin aurum Phrygium (“gold embroidery"), literally “Phrygian gold".

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English orfrey alteration of orfreis from Old French from Medieval Latin aurifrigium Latin aurum gold Latin Phrygius Phrygian

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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