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Auriphrygiate

Auˊri-phryg′i-ate

(a̤ˊrĭ-frĭ′jĭ-ā̍t)
,
Adj.
[LL.
auriphrigiatus
; L.
aurum
gold + LL.
phrygiare
to adorn with Phrygian needlework, or with embroidery; perhaps corrupted from some other word. Cf.
Orfrays
.]
Embroidered or decorated with gold.
[R.]
Southey.

Definition 2024

auriphrygiate

auriphrygiate

English

Adjective

auriphrygiate ‎(not comparable)

  1. Embroidered or decorated with gold.

References

  • auriphrygiate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Etymology

From Late Latin auriphrigiatus; Latin aurum ‎(“gold”) + Late Latin phrygiare "to adorn with Phrygian needlework", or "with embroidery"; perhaps corrupted from some other word.

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