- finery
- fin|er|y [ `faınəri ] noun uncountbeautiful clothes and jewelry, especially the sort that people wear only on special occasions
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Finery — Fin er*y, n. 1. Fineness; beauty. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Don t choose your place of study by the finery of the prospects. I. Watts. [1913 Webster] 2. Ornament; decoration; especially, excecially decoration; showy clothes; jewels. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
finery — 1670s, showy dress, from FINE (Cf. fine) (adj.) + ERY (Cf. ery). Lit. something that is fine … Etymology dictionary
finery — [n] best clothing apparel, bib and tucker*, caparison, decoration, fancy dress, formals, frippery*, full dress, gear, regalia, splendor, suit, Sunday best* trappings, trimmings, trinkets; concept 451 Ant. rags … New thesaurus
finery — ► NOUN ▪ showy clothes or decoration … English terms dictionary
finery — finery1 [fīn′ər ē] n. pl. fineries showy, elaborate decoration, esp. clothes, jewelry, etc. finery2 [fīn′ər ē] n. pl. fineries [Fr finerie < finer, to refine < ML finire, to refine < L, FINISH] a refinery where malleable iron or steel is … English World dictionary
finery — n. showy clothing in all one s finery (dressed up in all their finery) * * * [ faɪn(ə)rɪ] [ showy clothing ] in all one s finery (dressed up in all their finery) … Combinatory dictionary
finery — [[t]fa͟ɪnəri[/t]] N UNCOUNT If someone is dressed in their finery, they are wearing the elegant and impressive clothes and jewellery that they wear on special occasions. [LITERARY] I used to watch the brides arriving in their white wedding… … English dictionary
finery — noun /ˈfaɪnəɹi/ a) Ornament; decoration; especially, excessive decoration; showy clothes; jewels. In front of the finery hearth in which the sow is melted down again, the finer is working with a long iron bar called a ringer (from French ringard) … Wiktionary
finery — fi|ne|ry [ˈfaınəri] n [U] literary clothes and jewellery that are beautiful or very expensive, and are worn for a special occasion ▪ The guests arrived in all their finery … Dictionary of contemporary English
finery — noun (U) clothes and jewellery that are beautiful or very expensive, and are worn for a special occasion: The guests arrived in all their finery … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
finery — noun all dressed up in her finery Syn: regalia, best clothes, best, Sunday best; informal glad rags … Thesaurus of popular words