orfrey

English

Noun

orfrey (plural orfreys)

1. Alternative spelling of orphrey
   • 1873 September, “Needlework”, in George Grove, editor, Macmillan’s Magazine, volume XXVIII, number 167, London: Macmillan and Co. […], →OCLC, page 431, column 2:

     In some cases these panel-decorations [of vestments] are similar both in style and material to the border or "orfrey." […] Orfrey signifies a gold fringe, or gold border. At the present time the accepted technical term for the border of the vestment is the "orfrey;" and this is used whether the border be of gold or coloured silks.

Middle English

Noun

orfrey

1. Alternative form of orfray