orris

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for orris

orris 🔊 /ɔˈɹɪs/

orris : වදකහ

orris definition

Noun.

  1. A plant of the genus Iris (I. Florentina); a kind of flower-de-luce. Its rootstock has an odor resembling that of violets.
  2. A sort of gold or silver lace.
  3. 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.