What does "orris" mean?
Orris: Etym: [Contr. from orfrays, or from arras.] A sort of gold or silver lace. Johnson.
Additional senses
- 2.A peculiar pattern in which gold lace or silver lace is worked; especially, one in which the edges are ornamented with conical figures placed at equal distances, with spots between them.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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