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