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Meaning of orphray | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

Alternative spelling of orphrey.

alt-of, alternative

Examples

“Another Alderman, Master Thomas Robertson provided vestments of green velvet and white damask with an orphray (a rich embroidered border) of red velvet, another of white satin of Bruges powdered with flowers and an orphray of black velvet and green Bruges satin.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

orphrey orpiment orpin orpine Orpington Orpustan

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