English Explanatory Dictionary

auriphrygiate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Embroidered or decorated with gold.

Pronunciation

/ˌɔː.ɹɪˈfɹɪdʒ.i.ət/

Word forms

auriphrygiate

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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