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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

/ ˈ´Ú²¹Éª²ÔÉ™°ùɪ /

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

/ ˈ´Ú²¹Éª²ÔÉ™°ùɪ /

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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˜yÐÄvlog 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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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of finery1

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

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

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"This Christmas, God's Church itself needs to come again to the manger and strip off her finery and kneel in penitence and adoration. And be changed," he said.

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"Right now, this Christmas, God's Church itself needs to come to the manger and strip off her finery and kneel in penitence and adoration," he is expected to say.

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They said she had dressed up in her bridal finery and led a procession around the village streets, before climbing into the pyre of Maal Singh, her husband of seven months.

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When they died, around 510 B.C.E., they were nearly 2 meters tall and buried 10 kilometers apart in two fine graves, surrounded by gilded drinking horns, rich cloth, and finery of gold, amber, and ivory.

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