What does finery mean?
Definitions for finery
ˈfaɪ nə rifin·e·ry
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Princeton's WordNet
finerynoun
elaborate or showy attire and accessories
Wiktionary
finerynoun
Fineness; beauty.
finerynoun
Ornament; decoration; especially, excessive decoration; showy clothes; jewels.
finerynoun
A charcoal hearth or furnace for the conversion of cast iron into wrought iron, or into iron suitable for puddling.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Finerynoun
Show; splendour of appearance; gaiety of colours.
Etymology: from fine.
Dress up your houses and your images,
And put on all the city’s finery,
To consecrate this day a festival. Thomas Southerne.The capacities of a lady are sometimes apt to fall short in cultivating cleanliness and finery together. Jonathan Swift.
Don’t chuse your place of study by the finery of the prospects, or the most various scenes of sensible things. Isaac Watts.
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finery
Finery refers to elaborate or showy clothes, decorations, or equipment, that are often worn or used on special occasions. It can also refer to something impressive or visually intricate, particularly in terms of fine craftsmanship and embellishment. Often, it's associated with a sense of luxury and sophistication.
Webster Dictionary
Finerynoun
fineness; beauty
Finerynoun
ornament; decoration; especially, excecially decoration; showy clothes; jewels
Finerynoun
a charcoal hearth or furnace for the conversion of cast iron into wrought iron, or into iron suitable for puddling
Etymology: [Cf. Refinery.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of finery in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of finery in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of finery in a Sentence
All the lovely ladies in their finery tonight I wish that I could know them one by one
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