Orphrey
[awr-free] /ˈɔr fri/
noun, plural orphreys.
1.
an ornamental band or border, especially on an ecclesiastical vestment.
2.
gold embroidery.
3.
rich embroidery of any sort.
4.
a piece of richly embroidered material.
/ˈɔːfrɪ/
noun
1.
a richly embroidered band or border, esp on an ecclesiastical vestment
Read Also:
- Orpiment
[awr-puh-muh nt] /ˈɔr pə mənt/ noun 1. a mineral, arsenic trisulfide, As 2 S 3 , found usually in soft, yellow, foliated masses, used as a pigment. /ˈɔːpɪmənt/ noun 1. a yellow mineral consisting of arsenic trisulphide in monoclinic crystalline form occurring in association with realgar: it is an ore of arsenic. Formula: As2S3 n. […]
- Orpin
[awr-pin] /ˈɔr pɪn/ noun 1. a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers. /ˈɔːpaɪn/ noun 1. a succulent perennial N temperate crassulaceous plant, Sedum telephium, with toothed leaves and heads of small purplish-white flowers Also called (Brit) livelong, (US) live-forever
- Orpine
[awr-pin] /ˈɔr pɪn/ noun 1. a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers. /ˈɔːpaɪn/ noun 1. a succulent perennial N temperate crassulaceous plant, Sedum telephium, with toothed leaves and heads of small purplish-white flowers Also called (Brit) livelong, (US) live-forever
- Orpington
[awr-ping-tuh n] /ˈɔr pɪŋ tən/ noun 1. one of a breed of large, white-skinned chickens. /ˈɔːpɪŋtən/ noun 1. a heavy breed of domestic fowl of various single colours, laying brown eggs 2. a breed of brown duck with an orange bill /ˈɔːpɪŋtən/ noun 1. a district of SE London, part of the Greater London borough […]
- Orra
[awr-uh, or-uh] /ˈɔr ə, ˈɒr ə/ adjective, Scot. 1. not regular or scheduled; odd: orra work. /ˈɒrə/ adjective (Scot) 1. odd or unmatched; supernumerary 2. occasional or miscellaneous 3. orra man, orraman, an odd-jobman