Bible Dictionaries
Orris
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A sort of gold or silver lace.
(2):
(n.) 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.
(3):
(n.) A plant of the genus Iris (I. Florentina); a kind of flower-de-luce. Its rootstock has an odor resembling that of violets.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Orris'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​o/orris.html. 1828.