Auriphrygiate

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Auriphrygiate \Au`ri*phryg"i*ate\
     ([add]`r[i^]*fr[i^]"j[i^]*[asl]t), a. [LL. auriphrigiatus; L.
     aurum gold + LL. phrygiare to adorn with Phrygian needlework,
     or with embroidery; perhaps corrupted from some other word.
     Cf. {Orfrays}.]
     Embroidered or decorated with gold. [R.] --Southey.


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