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.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɔː.ɹɪˈfɹɪdʒ.i.ət/
  • (General American) /ˌoɹ.əˈfɹɪdʒ.i.ət/, (eastern US sometimes also) /ˌɑɹ.əˈfɹɪdʒ.i.ət/
  • Rhymes: -ɪdʒiət

Adjective

auriphrygiate (not comparable)

  1. Embroidered or decorated with gold.
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