Definition of "orfrey"

In some cases these panel-decorations [of vestments] are similar both in style and material to the border or "orfrey." […] Orfrey signifies a gold fringe, or gold border. At the present time the accepted technical term for the border of the vestment is the "orfrey;" and this is used whether the border be of gold or coloured silks.

1873 September, “Needlework”, in George Grove, editor, Macmillan’s Magazine, volume XXVIII, number 167, London: Macmillan and Co. […], page 431, column 2