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finery

1

[fahy-nuh-ree]

noun

  1. fine or showy dress, ornaments, etc.



finery

2

[fahy-nuh-ree]

noun

Metalworking.

plural

fineries 
  1. a hearth for converting cast iron into wrought iron; refinery.

finery

1

/ ˈڲɪəɪ /

noun

  1. elaborate or showy decoration, esp clothing and jewellery

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

finery

2

/ ˈڲɪəɪ /

noun

  1. a hearth for converting cast iron into wrought iron

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of finery1

First recorded in 1670–80; fine 1 + -ery

Origin of finery2

1600–10; < Middle French finerie, equivalent to fin ( er ) to refine ( fine 1 ) + erie -ery
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Word History and Origins

Origin of finery1

C17: from Old French finerie , from finer to refine; see fine 1
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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.

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Resplendent in finery that makes her resemble a gilded black widow spider, the Director coaches kids to dance and brawl until they bleed.

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Senegalese influencer Khaby Lame took pocket watch finery to stunning heights.

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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.

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But for all its imperial finery and grandeur, the waltz was the people’s dance.

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