orphrey

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɔːfɹi/
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• General-American: /ˈɔɹfɹi/
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From Middle English orfray, orfrei, orefreys (“elaborate (especially gold) embroidery; fabric adorned with such embroidery; embroidered ornamental band or border; decorative elements”), from Anglo-Norman and Middle French orfrais, orfreis, orfrois, and other forms, from Late Latin aurifrasium, aurifrisium, aurifrigium and other forms, from Latin aurum Phrygium (“gold embroidery”, literally “Phrygian gold”), from aurum (“gold”) + Phrygium (neuter singular of Phrygius (“Phrygian”), the Phrygians being renowned for their gold embroidery). The English word is cognate with Late Latin orfrasium, orfresium, Old Occitan aurfre, aurfres, orfres (modern Occitan aurfrés), Spanish orofrés, orifrés.

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Czech: krumplování — embroidered ornamental band or border on an ecclesiastical vestment, etc.
• Dutch: aurifries — embroidered ornamental band or border on an ecclesiastical vestment, etc.
• Finnish: kultapäärme — embroidered ornamental band or border on an ecclesiastical vestment, etc.
• Finnish: päärme — embroidered ornamental band or border on an ecclesiastical vestment, etc.
• French: orfroi — embroidered ornamental band or border on an ecclesiastical vestment, etc.
• French: orphroi — embroidered ornamental band or border on an ecclesiastical vestment, etc.
• German: Aurifrisium — embroidered ornamental band or border on an ecclesiastical vestment, etc.
• German: Auriphrygium — embroidered ornamental band or border on an ecclesiastical vestment, etc.
• Italian: orifrigio — embroidered ornamental band or border on an ecclesiastical vestment, etc.
• Macedonian: ши́рит (šírit) — embroidered ornamental band or border on an ecclesiastical vestment, etc.
• Middle English: orfray — embroidered ornamental band or border on an ecclesiastical vestment, etc.
• Occitan: aurfrés — embroidered ornamental band or border on an ecclesiastical vestment, etc.
• Polish: złota ozdoba — embroidered ornamental band or border on an ecclesiastical vestment, etc.
• Spanish: orofrés — embroidered ornamental band or border on an ecclesiastical vestment, etc.
• Swedish: auriphrygium — embroidered ornamental band or border on an ecclesiastical vestment, etc.
• Vietnamese: dải viền thêu — embroidered ornamental band or border on an ecclesiastical vestment, etc.