orfray

1) Rich embroidery or an ornamental border or band, especially on an ecclesiastical garment.

1375 Pro iiij ulnis et dimidia orfrayes 22˝d, York

1455 lego ... fratri meo usum vestimenti mei de albo fustian cum rubeis orfrayes, York

1471 Item iij orferays to Seynt Mary kirke, Beverley

c.1500 Quatuor capć de sateyn ... cum le orfreys de viridi panno aureo, York

1531 written on the orfray of the bak, Doncaster. Used occasionally as a verb: 1455 unam capam de blewe satyn cum operibus de velvet orfraid cum chekty velvet, Masham.

spellings orphrey
dates 1375 1455 1471 1500 1531

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