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orris

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɒɹɪs/

name

Etymology: English surname from a vernacular form of the personal name Horace.

  1. A surname transferred from the given name.

noun

Etymology: Contracted from orfrays, or from arras.

  1. A type of gold or silver lace.
  2. A pattern in which gold lace or silver lace is worked, especially one in which the edges are ornamented with conical figures placed at equal distances, with spots between them.
orris — meaning, definition (noun) · Vinony