Finery
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noun.
Elaborate adornment, especially fine clothing and accessories.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
In
metallurgy
, a hearth on which cast-iron is converted into wrought-iron.
noun.
Fineness; beauty; charm.
noun.
Ornament; decoration, especially gaudy or excessive decoration, as ribbons, trinkets, a stilted or flowery style in writing, etc.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
Fineness; beauty.
noun.
Ornament; decoration; especially, excecially decoration; showy clothes; jewels.
noun.
A charcoal hearth or furnace for the conversion of cast iron into wrought iron, or into iron suitable for puddling.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
Fineness
; beauty.
noun.
Ornament
;
decoration
; especially, excessive decoration; showy clothes; jewels.
noun.
A
charcoal
hearth
or
furnace
for the conversion of
cast
iron into
wrought
iron, or into iron suitable for
puddling
.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
elaborate or showy attire and accessories
Word Usage
"He had insisted on taking her to Manchester, and, in spite of many protests, had bought her what she called finery only fit for a lass."
cross-reference
refinery
Etymologically Related
fine
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
attire
dress
garb
Hyponym
Words that are more specific
Sunday best
sunday clothes
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
binary
refinery
winery
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
adornment
apparel
attire
bauble
costume
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
Sunday best
apparel
beauty
bravery
chiffon