• Main Entry: or·phrey
• Pronunciation: \ˈȯr-frē\
• Function: noun
• Inflected Form(s): plural orphreys
• Etymology: Middle English orfrey, from Anglo-French orfreis, from Medieval Latin aurifrigium, from Latin aurum gold + Phrygius Phrygian — more at aureus
• Date: 13th century

1 a : elaborate embroidery b : a piece of such embroidery
2 : an ornamental border or band especially on an ecclesiastical vestment