orfray

== English == === Etymology === From French orfraie. Compare osprey, ossifrage. === Noun === orfray (plural orfrays) (obsolete) The osprey. Alternative spelling of orphrey. === References === “orfray”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === forray == Middle English == === Alternative forms === orfrei, orefreys, orfreis, orfreys, orfrays, orphray, offrey, orfrey, orfree, orffray === Etymology === From Middle French orfrais, orfreis, orfrois, and other forms, from Late Latin aurifrasium, aurifrisium, and other forms, from Latin aurum Phrygium (“gold embroidery”, literally “Phrygian gold”). In Middle English, the final -s was often reinterpreted as a plural ending. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔrˈfræi̯(s)/, /ˈɔrfræi̯(s)/, /ˈɔrfriː/ === Noun === orfray (plural orfrays) Any elaborate embroidery, especially when made of gold thread. A piece of fabric) adorned with such embroidery. Fine embroidered decoration, especially a border or fringe composed of such embroidery. ==== Descendants ==== English: orphrey, orfrey, orphray ==== References ==== “orfrei, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 15 September 2019.