jan 1, 1531 - orfray

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Rich embroidery or an ornamental border or band, especially on an ecclesiastical garment. 1375 <i>Pro iiij ulnis et dimidia orfrayes 22½d</i>, York (SS35/127); 1455 <i>lego ... fratri meo usum vestimenti mei de albo fustian cum rubeis orfrayes</i>, York (SS30/202); <i>c</i>.1500 <i>Quatuor capæ de sateyn ... cum le orfreys de viridi panno aureo, </i>York (SS35/229); 1531 <i>written on the orfray of the bak</i>, Doncaster (SS79/304). Used occasionally as a verb: 1455 <i>unam capam de blewe satyn cum operibus de velvet orfraid cum chekty velvet</i>, Masham (SS30/188); 1471 <i>Item iij orferays to Seynt Mary kirke</i>, Beverley (SS45/195).

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