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finery
1[fahy-nuh-ree]
finery
2[fahy-nuh-ree]
noun
plural
fineriesa hearth for converting cast iron into wrought iron; refinery.
finery
1/ ˈڲɪəɪ /
noun
elaborate or showy decoration, esp clothing and jewellery
finery
2/ ˈڲɪəɪ /
noun
a hearth for converting cast iron into wrought iron
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of finery1
Example Sentences
It is a quintessentially British tennis experience: punters dressed in their finery, Pimm's in full flow and a beautiful setting, with as much care taken of the flowers and greenery as the pristine courts.
Resplendent in finery that makes her resemble a gilded black widow spider, the Director coaches kids to dance and brawl until they bleed.
Senegalese influencer Khaby Lame took pocket watch finery to stunning heights.
His call for a “poor church” also put him at odds with those inside the Vatican who prized the church’s splendor and finery as symbols of its transcendent nature.
But for all its imperial finery and grandeur, the waltz was the people’s dance.
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