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Webster 1913 Edition
Orris
Or′ris
,Noun.
[Prob. corrupted from It.
ireos
iris. See Iris
.] (Bot.)
A plant of the genus
Iris
(Iris Florentina
); a kind of flower-de-luce. Its rootstock has an odor resembling that of violets. Orris pea
(Med.)
, an issue pea made from orris root.
– Orris root
, the fragrant rootstock of the orris.
Or′ris
,Noun.
1.
[Contr. from
orfrays
, or from arras
.] A sort of gold or silver lace.
Johnson.
2.
A peculiar 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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Orris
OR'RIS
, n.1.
The plant iris, of which orris seems to be a corruption; fleur de lis or flag-flower.2.
A sort of gold or silver lace.