orphrey
/ˈɔːfɹi/ · noun
Meaning
- Any elaborate embroidery, especially when made of gold thread; an object (such as clothing or fabric) adorned with such embroidery.
- An embroidered ornamental band or border on an ecclesiastical vestment, altar frontal, etc.
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