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parure
[ puh-roor; French pa-ryr ]
noun
- a matching set of jewels or ornaments.
parure
/ pəˈrʊə /
noun
- a set of jewels or other ornaments
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Word History and Origins
Origin of parure1
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Example Sentences
We only speak here of fancy head-dress; for diamonds are always very much admired for a rare and recherchée parure.
La dépouille des oiseaux sert à la parure des Chefs, qui la portent attachée à leurs bonnets en forme d'aigrettes.
Their mother's dress was of golden tissue, trimmed with black chenille, with a parure of pearls and diamonds.
Her corsage was adorned with knots of diamonds and rubies, and she wore a complete parure of the same costly stones.
A rococo parure of rubies and diamonds lay gleaming upon the yellowish-white satin inside the case.
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