What is a band of rich embroidery, wholly or in part of gold, affixed to vestments, especially those of ecclesiastics. Pugin called?
orphrey — A band of rich embroidery, wholly or in part of gold, affixed to vestments, especially those of ecclesiastics. Pugin. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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