finery
1Finery — 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]… …
2finery — 1670s, showy dress, from FINE (Cf. fine) (adj.) + ERY (Cf. ery). Lit. something that is fine …
3finery — [n] best clothing apparel, bib and tucker*, caparison, decoration, fancy dress, formals, frippery*, full dress, gear, regalia, splendor, suit, Sunday best* trappings, trimmings, trinkets; concept 451 Ant. rags …
4finery — ► NOUN ▪ showy clothes or decoration …
5finery — finery1 [fīn′ər ē] n. pl. fineries showy, elaborate decoration, esp. clothes, jewelry, etc. finery2 [fīn′ər ē] n. pl. fineries [Fr finerie < finer, to refine < ML finire, to refine < L, FINISH] a refinery where malleable iron or steel is …
6finery — 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) …
7finery — [[t]fa͟ɪnəri[/t]] N UNCOUNT If someone is dressed in their finery, they are wearing the elegant and impressive clothes and jewellery that they wear on special occasions. [LITERARY] I used to watch the brides arriving in their white wedding… …
8finery — 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) …
9finery — 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 …
10finery — 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 …
