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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Orris

/ôr'-ĭs/ · Or·ris · IPA /ˈɒɹɪs/
01 n. A plant of the genus Iris (Iris Florentina); a kind of flower-de-luce. Its rootstock has an odor resembling that of violets.
  1. 1.
    A plant of the genus Iris (Iris Florentina); a kind of flower-de-luce. Its rootstock has an odor resembling that of violets.(Bot.)
Phrases & compounds
Orris pea — an issue pea made from orris root.
Orris root — the fragrant rootstock of the orris.
02 n. A sort of gold or silver lace.
  1. 1.
    A sort of gold or silver lace.
  2. 2.
    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.