Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

orfevrerie

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: or-fevrerie
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The work or trade of a goldsmith.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Useful medicine and physic rubbed shoulders with promiscuously mixed anomalies, gems, and orfevrerie."

Etymology

From Middle English orfeovre, from Middle French orfaverie, orfavrerie (modern orfèvrerie).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: orfeovre, orfaverie

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does orfevrerie mean?: The work or trade of a goldsmith.
Where does orfevrerie come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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