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fin·er·y

1   [fahy-nuh-ree]
noun
fine or showy dress, ornaments, etc.
Origin:
1670–80; fine1 + -ery

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fin·er·y

2   [fahy-nuh-ree]
noun, plural fin·er·ies. Metalworking.
a hearth for converting cast iron into wrought iron; refinery.
Origin:
1600–10; < Middle French finerie, equivalent to fin(er) to refine (see fine1) + erie -ery
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finery1 (ˈfaɪnərɪ)
 
—n
elaborate or showy decoration, esp clothing and jewellery

finery2 (ˈfaɪnərɪ)
 
—n , pl -eries
a hearth for converting cast iron into wrought iron
 
[C17: from Old French finerie, from finer to refine; see fine1]

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finery
1670s, from fine (adj.) + -ery.
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