finery

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noun

fine or showy dress, ornaments, etc.

Origin:
1670–80; fine¹ + -ery

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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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Word Origin & History

finery

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

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Example sentences

Nuclear science is a character in the story, however, but not dressed in all

its technical finery.

Contemporaries noted her finery, jewels and silks and laces.

On either side, necks crane forward to scrutinize every inch of the finery on

exhibition.

The early hotel dining room served exquisite food and was a showcase of dining