auriphrygiate

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌɔː.ɹɪˈfɹɪdʒ.i.ət/
• (General American) /ˌoɹ.əˈfɹɪdʒ.i.ət/, (eastern US sometimes also) /ˌɑɹ.əˈfɹɪdʒ.i.ət/
• Rhymes: -ɪdʒiət

Adjective

auriphrygiate (not comparable)

1. Embroidered or decorated with gold.