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ORPHREY , See also:gold or other richly ornamented See also:embroidery, particularly an embroidered border on an ecclesiastical vestment (see See also:VESTMENTS) . The word is from O . Fr. orfreis, mod. orfroi, from med . See also:Lat. aurifrisium, aurifrigium, &c., for auriphrygium, 'For Orphism in relation to the EIeusinian and other mysteries see See also:MYSTERY . aurum, gold, and phrygium, Phrygian; a name given to gold-embroidered tissues, also known as Desks Phrygiae, the Phrygians being famous for their skill in embroidering in gold . |
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