Orphrey

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A band of elaborate embroidery decorating the front of certain ecclesiastical vestments.
  • n. Elaborate embroidery, especially when made of gold.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A band of rich embroidery, wholly or in part of gold, affixed to vestments, especially those of ecclesiastics.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A kind of embroidery in gold. See orphrey-work.
  • n. An ornamental band or border on certain ecclesiastical vestments, especially chasubles and copes, usually done in orphrey-work. The apparel of the amice, if done in orphrey-work, is sometimes called the orphrey of the amice. See amice, 2, chasuble, and cope, 2.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a richly embroidered edging on an ecclesiastical vestment
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    edging