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edging vs orphrey

orphrey vs edging

edging and orphrey both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
edging Yes No No No
orphrey Yes No No No
As nouns, orphrey is a hyponym of edging; that is, orphrey is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than edging:
  • edging: border consisting of anything placed on the edge to finish something (such as a fringe on clothing or on a rug)
  • orphrey: a richly embroidered edging on an ecclesiastical vestment
Other hyponyms of edging include fringe.
edging (noun) orphrey (noun)
border consisting of anything placed on the edge to finish something (such as a fringe on clothing or on a rug) a richly embroidered edging on an ecclesiastical vestment
Difference between edging and orphrey

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