orfrey

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A form of orphrey — Any elaborate embroidery, especially when made of gold thread; an object (such as clothing or fabric) adorned with such embroidery.

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nounorfrey (plural orfreys)

plural orfreys

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of orphrey.
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    In some cases these panel-decorations [of vestments] are similar both in style and material to the border or "orfrey." […] Orfrey signifies a gold fringe, or gold border. At the present time the accepted technical term for the border of the vestment is the "orfrey;" and this is used whether the border be of gold or coloured silks.

    1873 September, “Needlework”, in George Grove, editor, Macmillan’s Magazine, volume XXVIII, number 167, London: Macmillan and Co. […], →OCLC, page 431, column 2

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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