First Known Use: 13th century
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orphrey
noun or·phrey \ˈȯr-frē\
plural orphreys
Definition of ORPHREY
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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Origin of ORPHREY
Middle English orfrey, from Anglo-French orfreis, from Medieval Latin aurifrigium, from Latin aurum gold + Phrygius Phrygian — more at aureus
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