Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The golden variety of the ide. It has been introduced both into the United States and into England. Also called aland.
Examples
“Common ones are goldfish, golden orfe, and fantail fish.”
“He has saved seven fish, including koi and golden orfe.”
“In an aquarium, some of the commonly sold coldwater fish, such as Koi, sterlets, Golden orfe and Tench, aren't really suitable because of the large size they reach, so choices are restricted to those species which remain small and don't nip the fins of goldfish.”
“As foon as the noble groom and my mafler were a - lone; 'Now, Jack, what ihink you of my little Ihin - orfe?”
Internet Archive: Chrysal: Or, the Adventures of a Guinea. Wherein are Exhibited Views of ...
“A Tvintier of orfe fifty this year, carrying 31b. of two,”
“The largest and best opening of all is the Thomas orfe bank on the Thomas tract, on tlie Ore Knob, a small spur of the north side of Pond Mountain, about a mile and a quarter east of the northwestern corner of the tract and of the region.”
Internet Archive: Transactions of the American Philosophical Society
Lists
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knitandpurl "After a good lunch, a morning – in bed – dictating memos, he liked to sit by the pond 'in a simple garden chair' feeding 'fat golden orfe'."
London Orbital by Iain Sinclair, p 392 of the Penguin paperback edition Feb 9, 2012
yarb ...A pool on the platform,
where orfe swim...
- Peter Reading, Four Poems, from Tom O' Bedlam's Beauties, 1981 Jun 28, 2008