orphrey

[ awr-free ]

/ ˈɔr fri /

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.

Also or·fray

[awr-frey, -free] /ˈɔr freɪ, -fri/ .

Origin of orphrey

1300–50; 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

OTHER WORDS FROM orphrey

orphreyed, adjective

Words nearby orphrey

Orphean, Orpheus, Orpheus and Eurydice, Orphic, Orphism, orphrey, orpiment, orpine, Orpington, Orr, orra

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Example sentences from the Web for orphrey

The chasuble upon which this orphrey is placed is made of a lovely brocaded silk decorated with falcons, peahens, and roses.
Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving|Grace Christie
The orphrey is divided into tabernacles containing an archbishop, two bishops, and three kings and queens.
Needlework As Art|Marian Alford
Orphrey, or′fri, n. gold or other rich embroidery attached to vestments, esp.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)|Various
The shoulders were vested in a cope, and this cameo set in the centre of the orphrey.
The Churches of Paris|S. Sophia Beale

British Dictionary definitions for orphrey

orphrey

less commonly orfray

/ (ˈɔːfrɪ) /

noun

a richly embroidered band or border, esp on an ecclesiastical vestment

Word Origin for orphrey

C13 orfreis, from Old French, from Late Latin aurifrisium, auriphrygium, from Latin aurum gold + Phrygius Phrygian

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单词	orphrey
释义	orphrey [ awr-free ] / ˈɔr fri / 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. Also or·fray [awr-frey, -free] /ˈɔr freɪ, -fri/ . Origin of orphrey 1300–50; 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 OTHER WORDS FROM orphrey orphreyed, adjective Words nearby orphrey Orphean, Orpheus, Orpheus and Eurydice, Orphic, Orphism, orphrey, orpiment, orpine, Orpington, Orr, orra Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for orphrey The chasuble upon which this orphrey is placed is made of a lovely brocaded silk decorated with falcons, peahens, and roses. Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving\|Grace Christie The orphrey is divided into tabernacles containing an archbishop, two bishops, and three kings and queens. Needlework As Art\|Marian Alford Orphrey, or′fri, n. gold or other rich embroidery attached to vestments, esp. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R)\|Various The shoulders were vested in a cope, and this cameo set in the centre of the orphrey. The Churches of Paris\|S. Sophia Beale British Dictionary definitions for orphrey orphrey less commonly orfray / (ˈɔːfrɪ) / noun a richly embroidered band or border, esp on an ecclesiastical vestment Word Origin for orphrey C13 orfreis, from Old French, from Late Latin aurifrisium, auriphrygium, from Latin aurum gold + Phrygius Phrygian Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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