Associations to the word «Orphrey»
Wiktionary
ORPHREY, noun. (obsolete) Any elaborate embroidery, especially made of gold thread. [14th-19th c.]
ORPHREY, noun. (Christianity) An embroidered ornamental band or border on an ecclesiastical vestment, altar frontal, etc. [from 15th c.]
Dictionary definition
ORPHREY, noun. A richly embroidered edging on an ecclesiastical vestment.
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