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orphrey

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Main Entry: or·phrey
Pronunciation: \ˈr-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


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