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orfray

or·phrey
O o

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [awr-free]
    • /ˈɔr fri/
    • /ˈɔːfreɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [awr-free]
    • /ˈɔr fri/

Definitions of orfray word

  • noun plural orfray an ornamental band or border, especially on an ecclesiastical vestment. 1
  • noun plural orfray gold embroidery. 1
  • noun plural orfray rich embroidery of any sort. 1
  • noun plural orfray a piece of richly embroidered material. 1
  • noun orfray (obsolete) The osprey. 1

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Origin of orfray

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English orfreis (later construed as plural) < Old French < Medieval Latin aurifrisium, variant of aurifrigium, for Latin phrase aurum Phrygium gold embroidery, literally, Phrygian gold

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Parts of speech for Orfray

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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orfray popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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