noun
- an ornamental border or band of rich embroidery, especially on ecclesiastical vestments
Usage: ecclesiastical
Examples
- The priest’s chasuble was decorated with a golden orphrey down the center.
- Medieval vestments often featured elaborate orphreys with religious symbols.
- The museum displayed a 15th-century cope with intricate orphrey work.
- She studied the orphrey patterns on the ancient altar cloth.
- The orphrey was embroidered with images of saints and angels.
- Restoration experts carefully cleaned the silk orphrey on the bishop’s mitre.