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finery

(faɪnəri)

uncountable noun

If someone is dressed in their finery, they are wearing the elegant and impressive clothes and jewellery that they wear on special occasions.

[literary]

...the guests in all their finery.

Synonyms: splendour, trappings, frippery, glad rags [informal] More Synonyms of finery

finery in British English 1

(ˈfaɪnərɪ)

noun

elaborate or showy decoration, esp clothing and jewellery

finery in British English 2

(ˈfaɪnərɪ)

nounWord forms: plural -eries

a hearth for converting cast iron into wrought iron

Word origin

C17: from Old French finerie, from finer to refine; see fine1

finery in American English 1

(ˈfaɪnəri)

nounWord forms: plural ˈfineries

showy, elaborate decoration, esp. clothes, jewelry, etc.

finery in American English 2

(ˈfaɪnəri)

nounWord forms: plural ˈfineries

a refinery where malleable iron or steel is made

Word origin

Fr finerie < finer, to refine < ML finire, to refine < L, finish

Examples of 'finery' in a sentence
finery

She was dressed in wedding finery and taken downstairs for the ceremony.She also has a weakness for dresses and finery.It was really very much to her credit that she preferred clearing herself from debt to purchasing wedding finery. Dressed in our finery, it was a real treat to spend time together.

(noun) in the sense of splendour

Definition

elaborate or showy decoration, esp. clothing and jewellery

the wedding guests in all their finery

Synonyms

splendour

trappings

frippery

He despised such frippery.

glad rags (informal)

gear (informal)

decorations

ornaments

trinkets

Sunday best

gewgaws

showiness

best bib and tucker (informal)

bling (slang)

Additional synonyms

in the sense of frippery

Definition

showy but useless ornamentation

He despised such frippery.

Synonyms

frills,

nonsense,

finery,

ostentation,

pretentiousness,

fussiness,

glad rags (informal),

tawdriness,

flashiness,

foppery,

gaudiness,

showiness,

meretriciousness,

fanciness,

frilliness

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单词	finery
释义	Trends of finery View usage for: finery (faɪnəri) uncountable noun If someone is dressed in their finery, they are wearing the elegant and impressive clothes and jewellery that they wear on special occasions. [literary] ...the guests in all their finery. Synonyms: splendour, trappings, frippery, glad rags [informal] More Synonyms of finery finery in British English 1 (ˈfaɪnərɪ) noun elaborate or showy decoration, esp clothing and jewellery finery in British English 2 (ˈfaɪnərɪ) nounWord forms: plural -eries a hearth for converting cast iron into wrought iron Word origin C17: from Old French finerie, from finer to refine; see fine1 finery in American English 1 (ˈfaɪnəri) nounWord forms: plural ˈfineries showy, elaborate decoration, esp. clothes, jewelry, etc. finery in American English 2 (ˈfaɪnəri) nounWord forms: plural ˈfineries a refinery where malleable iron or steel is made Word origin Fr finerie < finer, to refine < ML finire, to refine < L, finish Examples of 'finery' in a sentence finery She was dressed in wedding finery and taken downstairs for the ceremony. Times, Sunday Times (2016) She also has a weakness for dresses and finery. Times, Sunday Times (2015) It was really very much to her credit that she preferred clearing herself from debt to purchasing wedding finery. Elizabeth Gaskell Wives and Daughters (1864) Dressed in our finery, it was a real treat to spend time together. The Sun (2014) (noun) in the sense of splendour Definition elaborate or showy decoration, esp. clothing and jewellery the wedding guests in all their finery Synonyms splendour trappings frippery He despised such frippery. glad rags (informal) gear (informal) decorations ornaments trinkets Sunday best gewgaws showiness best bib and tucker (informal) bling (slang) Additional synonyms in the sense of frippery Definition showy but useless ornamentation He despised such frippery. Synonyms frills, nonsense, finery, ostentation, pretentiousness, fussiness, glad rags (informal), tawdriness, flashiness, foppery, gaudiness, showiness, meretriciousness, fanciness, frilliness Nearby words of finery find something out finding fine finery finesse finger fingernail Synonyms of 'finery' finery Explore 'finery' in the dictionary
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