ORPHREY

orphrey

(noun) a richly embroidered edging on an ecclesiastical vestment

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

orphrey (plural orphreys)

(obsolete) Any elaborate embroidery, especially when made of gold thread; an object (such as clothing or fabric) adorned with such embroidery. [14th–19th c.]

(Christianity) An embroidered ornamental band or border on an ecclesiastical vestment, altar frontal, etc. [from 15th c.]

Notes

Source: Wiktionary

Or"phrey, n. Etym: [See Orfrays.]

Definition: A band of rich embroidery, wholly or in part of gold, affixed to vestments, especially those of ecclesiastics. Pugin.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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