auriphrygiate
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Late Latin auriphrigiatus; Latin aurum (“gold”) + Late Latin phrygiare (“to adorn with Phrygian needlework, or with embroidery”); perhaps corrupted from some other word.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɔː.ɹɪˈfɹɪdʒ.i.ət/
- (General American) /ˌoɹ.əˈfɹɪdʒ.i.ət/, (eastern US sometimes also) /ˌɑɹ.əˈfɹɪdʒ.i.ət/
- Rhymes: -ɪdʒiət
Adjective
[edit]auriphrygiate (not comparable)
- Embroidered or decorated with gold.