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Orphrey

/ˈɔːfɹi/

Any elaborate embroidery, especially when made of gold thread; an object (such as clothing or fabric) adorned with such embroidery.

📖 Definitions of "Orphrey"

noun

1
Any elaborate embroidery, especially when made of gold thread; an object (such as clothing or fabric) adorned with such embroidery.
2
An embroidered ornamental band or border on an ecclesiastical vestment, altar frontal, etc.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
orfreynoun	Alternative spelling of orphrey. [(obsolete) Any elaborate embroidery, especially when made of gold thread; an object (such as clothing or fabric) adorned with such embroidery.]
broiderynoun	(archaic) embroidery
broideringnoun	(archaic) embroidering
exornationnoun	(obsolete) ornament; decoration; embellishment (physically, or relating to prose)
opificenoun	(obsolete) workmanship
garnishrynoun	(archaic, rare) adornment
adornationnoun	(obsolete) adornment
graithnoun	(obsolete) Preparation; arrangement; condition.
adornverb	To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.
fripperynoun	Ostentation, as in fancy clothing.
decorementnoun	(obsolete) ornament; decoration
lorenoun	All the facts and traditions about a particular subject that have been accumulated over time through education or experience.
adorningverb	(archaic) An adornment.
decoramentnoun	(obsolete) ornament
emblemishmentnoun	(Early Modern, obsolete) A flaw.
apparellnoun	Obsolete form of apparel. [Clothing.]
pelfraynoun	(obsolete) pelf
scapenoun	(botany) A leafless stalk growing directly out of a root, bulb, or subterranean structure.
owesverb	Alternative form of oes (“sequins”). [(obsolete) Small circle-shaped sequins of precious metal sewn to clothing for decorative effect, popular in the 17th century.]
ormesinenoun	Alternative form of armozeen. [A thick plain silk, generally black, used for clerical garments.]