auriphrygiate

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UK/ˌɔː.ɹɪˈfɹɪdʒ.i.ət/

adjective

Embroidered or decorated with gold.

OriginLate Latin auriphrigiatus ← Latin aurum →
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Meanings

adjectiveauriphrygiate (not comparable)
  1. not comparableEmbroidered or decorated with gold.

Origin

  1. Latinaurum“gold”
  2. Late Latinauriphrigiatus
  3. Englishauriphrygiate

From Late Latin auriphrigiatus; Latin aurum (“gold”) + Late Latin phrygiare (“to adorn with Phrygian needlework, or with embroidery”); perhaps corrupted from some other word.

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APA

auriphrygiate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auriphrygiate

MLA

“auriphrygiate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auriphrygiate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “auriphrygiate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/auriphrygiate.

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