auriphrygiate

English

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.

Adjective

auriphrygiate (not comparable)

  1. Embroidered or decorated with gold
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