1. Etym: [Contr. from orfrays, or from arras.]
Defn: A sort of gold or silver lace. Johnson.
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.
ORSEDEW; ORSEDUE
Orse"dew, Or"se*due, n.
Defn: Leaf metal of bronze; Dutch metal. See under Dutch.
ORSEILLE
Or`seille", n. Etym: [F.]
Defn: See Archil.
ORSELLIC
Or*sel"lic, a. Etym: [From F. orseille archil. See Archil.] (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or designating, an acid found in certain lichens, and called also lecanoric acid. [Formerly written also orseillic.]
ORSELLINIC
Or`sel*lin"ic, a. (Chem.)