Finery

Finery
Finery Fin"er*y, n. 1. Fineness; beauty. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Don't choose your place of study by the finery of the prospects. --I. Watts. [1913 Webster]

2. Ornament; decoration; especially, excecially decoration; showy clothes; jewels. [1913 Webster]

Her mistress' cast-off finery. --F. W. Robertson. [1913 Webster]

3. [Cf. {Refinery}.] (Iron Works) A charcoal hearth or furnace for the conversion of cast iron into wrought iron, or into iron suitable for puddling. [1913 Webster]


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  • finery — ► NOUN ▪ showy clothes or decoration …   English terms dictionary

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  • finery — n. showy clothing in all one s finery (dressed up in all their finery) * * * [ faɪn(ə)rɪ] [ showy clothing ] in all one s finery (dressed up in all their finery) …   Combinatory dictionary

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  • finery — noun /ˈfaɪnəɹi/ a) Ornament; decoration; especially, excessive decoration; showy clothes; jewels. In front of the finery hearth in which the sow is melted down again, the finer is working with a long iron bar called a ringer (from French ringard) …   Wiktionary

  • finery — fi|ne|ry [ˈfaınəri] n [U] literary clothes and jewellery that are beautiful or very expensive, and are worn for a special occasion ▪ The guests arrived in all their finery …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • finery — noun (U) clothes and jewellery that are beautiful or very expensive, and are worn for a special occasion: The guests arrived in all their finery …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • finery — noun all dressed up in her finery Syn: regalia, best clothes, best, Sunday best; informal glad rags …   Thesaurus of popular words

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