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finery Definition


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finery1
noun
    1. Splendour; very ornate and showy clothes, jewellery, etc.
      Thesaurus: apparel, clothes, Sunday best; trappings, trimmings, jewellery, gear, ornaments; splendour, showiness, glad rags (slang).
Etymology: 17c.




finery2
noun
    fineries
    1. A furnace for making iron malleable.
Etymology: 17c: from French finerie, from finer to refine; compare fine1.



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