Definition of orphrey in English:

orphrey

nounPlural orphreys ˈɔːfriˈɔrfri

An ornamental stripe or border, especially one on an ecclesiastical vestment such as a chasuble.
（尤指十字褡之类的法衣上的）饰条，饰边
Example sentencesExamples
- The earliest coloured illustration of the salt, published by Henry Shaw in 1836, clearly shows that more colour was then extant: red, colouring the orphreys on the tunic; black on his shoes.
- The seams were reinforced with decorated strips of material called ‘orphreys’, which were arranged to hang vertically front and back.
- The shoulder seams, and the edges of the neck and hem, are bordered by narrow orphreys, those on the hem decorated with a ladder pattern resembling that on the base and cover.
- Saints embroidered in metallic and silk threads decorate the orphrey, the ornamental band along the top of the cope as pictured here.
- They also embroidered orphreys (clerical vestments), for the ‘good of their souls’.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French orfreis, from a medieval Latin alteration of auriphrygium, from Latin aurum 'gold' + Phrygius 'Phrygian' (also used in the sense 'embroidered').

Rhymes

gallimaufry

Definition of orphrey in US English:

orphrey

nounˈôrfrēˈɔrfri

An ornamental stripe or border, especially one on an ecclesiastical vestment such as a chasuble.
（尤指十字褡之类的法衣上的）饰条，饰边
Example sentencesExamples
- They also embroidered orphreys (clerical vestments), for the ‘good of their souls’.
- The shoulder seams, and the edges of the neck and hem, are bordered by narrow orphreys, those on the hem decorated with a ladder pattern resembling that on the base and cover.
- The seams were reinforced with decorated strips of material called ‘orphreys’, which were arranged to hang vertically front and back.
- Saints embroidered in metallic and silk threads decorate the orphrey, the ornamental band along the top of the cope as pictured here.
- The earliest coloured illustration of the salt, published by Henry Shaw in 1836, clearly shows that more colour was then extant: red, colouring the orphreys on the tunic; black on his shoes.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French orfreis, from a medieval Latin alteration of auriphrygium, from Latin aurum ‘gold’ + Phrygius ‘Phrygian’ (also used in the sense ‘embroidered’).

单词	orphrey
释义	Definition of orphrey in English: orphrey nounPlural orphreys ˈɔːfriˈɔrfri An ornamental stripe or border, especially one on an ecclesiastical vestment such as a chasuble. （尤指十字褡之类的法衣上的）饰条，饰边 Example sentencesExamples The earliest coloured illustration of the salt, published by Henry Shaw in 1836, clearly shows that more colour was then extant: red, colouring the orphreys on the tunic; black on his shoes. The seams were reinforced with decorated strips of material called ‘orphreys’, which were arranged to hang vertically front and back. The shoulder seams, and the edges of the neck and hem, are bordered by narrow orphreys, those on the hem decorated with a ladder pattern resembling that on the base and cover. Saints embroidered in metallic and silk threads decorate the orphrey, the ornamental band along the top of the cope as pictured here. They also embroidered orphreys (clerical vestments), for the ‘good of their souls’. Origin Middle English: from Old French orfreis, from a medieval Latin alteration of auriphrygium, from Latin aurum 'gold' + Phrygius 'Phrygian' (also used in the sense 'embroidered'). Rhymes gallimaufry Definition of orphrey in US English: orphrey nounˈôrfrēˈɔrfri An ornamental stripe or border, especially one on an ecclesiastical vestment such as a chasuble. （尤指十字褡之类的法衣上的）饰条，饰边 Example sentencesExamples They also embroidered orphreys (clerical vestments), for the ‘good of their souls’. The shoulder seams, and the edges of the neck and hem, are bordered by narrow orphreys, those on the hem decorated with a ladder pattern resembling that on the base and cover. The seams were reinforced with decorated strips of material called ‘orphreys’, which were arranged to hang vertically front and back. Saints embroidered in metallic and silk threads decorate the orphrey, the ornamental band along the top of the cope as pictured here. The earliest coloured illustration of the salt, published by Henry Shaw in 1836, clearly shows that more colour was then extant: red, colouring the orphreys on the tunic; black on his shoes. Origin Middle English: from Old French orfreis, from a medieval Latin alteration of auriphrygium, from Latin aurum ‘gold’ + Phrygius ‘Phrygian’ (also used in the sense ‘embroidered’).
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