Orphrey Definition

ôrfrē
orfrays, orphreys
noun
A richly embroidered decorative band, as on a chasuble.
Webster's New World
Elaborate embroidery, especially when made of gold.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Orphrey

Noun

Singular:
orphrey
Plural:
orphreys

Origin of Orphrey

  • From Anglo-Norman orfrais, orfreis et al., Middle French orfrais, from Late Latin aurifrasium, aurifrisium, variant of aurifrigium, from Latin aurum Phrygium (“gold embroidery"), literally “Phrygian gold".

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English orfrey alteration of orfreis from Old French from Medieval Latin aurifrigium Latin aurum gold Latin Phrygius Phrygian

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Orphrey Sentence Examples

  • In the middle of the orphrey is a figure of Our Lord holding the orb in His left hand.

  • From the first the white conical cap seems to have been decorated round the lower edge by a band or orphrey (circulus).

  • When the horns came to be set before and behind, the vertical orphrey retained its position.

  • Of the surviving early mitres the greater number have only the orphrey embroidered, the body of the mitre being left plain.

  • The lower border and the orphrey with coats of arms do not belong to the original cope and are of somewhat later date.

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Words Starting With

OORORP

Words Ending With

YEYREY

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