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Orphrey
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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gold or other richly ornamented embroidery, particularly an embroidered border on an ecclesiastical vestment (see Vestments). The word is from O. Fr. orfreis, mod. orfroi, from med. Lat. aurifrisium, aurifrigium, &c., for auriphrygium, 1 For Orphism in relation to the Eleusinian and other mysteries see Mystery.
aurum, gold, and phrygium, Phrygian; a name given to goldembroidered tissues, also known as vestes Phrygiae, the Phrygians being famous for their skill in embroidering in gold.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Orphrey'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/o/orphrey.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Orphrey'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/o/orphrey.html. 1910.
