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orfrey (plural orfreys)

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

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orfrey

  1. Alternative form of orfray