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orphrey

/awr-free/US // ˈɔr fri //UK // (ˈɔːfrɪ) //

奥弗里,蚜虫,孤儿院

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural or·phreys.

    • : an ornamental band or border, especially on an ecclesiastical vestment.
    • : gold embroidery.
    • : rich embroidery of any sort.
    • : a piece of richly embroidered material.

Examples

  • Orphrey, or′fri, n. gold or other rich embroidery attached to vestments, esp.

  • An embroidered orphrey in the Victoria and Albert Museum belongs to the early part of the same century.

  • Judging from these, and the embroidered orphrey which the authorities bought from the Hockon Collection for £119 1s.

  • The shoulders were vested in a cope, and this cameo set in the centre of the orphrey.

  • The chasuble upon which this orphrey is placed is made of a lovely brocaded silk decorated with falcons, peahens, and roses.

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