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单词 orfevrerie
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orfevrerien.

Brit. /ɔːˈfɛvrəri/, U.S. /ɔrˈfɛvrəri/
Forms: late Middle English orfeoure, late Middle English orfeverye (in a late copy), 1800s orfeverie, 1800s orfèvrerie, 1800s orfévrerie, 1800s– orfevrerie.
Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French orfevrie, orfevrerie.
Etymology: < Anglo-Norman orfevrie, orfeverye, and Middle French orfevrerie the work of a goldsmith (1364; 1327 as orfevrie ; c1170 in Old French as orfaverie ; French orfèvrerie ), articles made by a goldsmith (1343–1451) < orfèvre orfever n. + -erie -ery suffix.Recorded earlier as the name of the goldsmiths' quarter in London:1327 in A. H. Thomas Cal. Plea & Mem. Rolls London Guildhall (1926) I. 61 [That all such goods be sold..in open shop in the Goldsmith's quarter] orfeverie [in Cheap]. In later use reborrowed, and not fully naturalized in English.
rare in later use.
The work of a goldsmith; articles made by a goldsmith.
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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > artistic work in metal > [noun] > art of working in gold > articles
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goldwork1481
goldsmithery1883
a1475 Asneth 308 in Jrnl. Eng. & Germanic Philol. (1910) 9 239 Here byes als and bracelettes of riche orfeoure.
c1500 (?a1437) Kingis Quair (1939) xlviii A gudely cheyne of smale orfeverye.
1840 R. H. Barham Lay St. Dunstan in Ingoldsby Legends 1st Ser. 226 To indulge in a little orfeverie.
1842 R. H. Barham Lay St. Cuthbert in Ingoldsby Legends 2nd Ser. 220 Plate of orfèvrerie costly and rare.
1860 C. Reade Cloister & Hearth I. 16 He offered prizes for the best specimens of ‘orfévrerie’ in two kinds, religious and secular.
1991 Times (Nexis) 2 Feb. (Features section) The shield-shaped wristwatch..comes complete with a horrible set of gentlemen's personal orfevrerie, such as cigarette lighter and cufflinks.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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