Orris Definition

ôrĭs, ŏr-
noun
Any of several European irises, esp. a white-flowered species (Iris florentina) whose rootstocks yield orrisroot.
Webster's New World
The fragrant rootstock of an orris, used chiefly in perfumes.
American Heritage

A type of gold or silver lace.

Wiktionary

A pattern in which gold lace or silver lace is worked, especially one in which the edges are ornamented with conical figures placed at equal distances, with spots between them.

Wiktionary
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • Iris florentina
  • Iris germanica florentina
  • Florentine iris
  • orrisroot
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Other Word Forms of Orris

Noun

Singular:
orris
Plural:
orrises

Origin of Orris

  • Probably alteration of Middle English yreos from Medieval Latin alteration of Latin īris iris

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

  • Contracted from orfrays, or from arras.

    From Wiktionary

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Words Starting With

OORORR

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SISRIS

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orris

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