Or'ris, n.

n. [Probably corrupted from Iris.]

1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Iris (I. Florentina); flower-de-luce, or fleur-de-lis. Its root has an agreeable odor, resembling that of violets.
2. [Contracted from orfrays, q. v.] A sort of gold or silver lace. Johnson.
3. A peculiar pattern in which gold and silver lace is worked, the edges being ornamented with conical figures placed at equal distances, with spots between them. Simmonds.