finery
noun
fine or showy dress, ornaments, etc.
fineries
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pluralof finery.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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While most festivalgoers don the likes of velvet, bodices, feathered caps and other fineries, Matthews and his friends coordinated peasant-inspired costumes in an effort to represent the everyman.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2022
The burial site, and particularly the crown and other fineries interred with the woman, hinted at a premodern European culture in which women might have held considerable power.
From New York Times ● Nov. 17, 2021
No one thought to escort her off stage, strip her of her fineries, and save us all this torture?
From The Guardian ● Dec. 22, 2015
Lauren visited the fineries of Asian fashion in bright-dragon embroideries, silks and satins, and the perfect fit of a slim silhouette.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 17, 2011
She fingered the dainty pile of fineries on the bed.
From Kildares of Storm by Eleanor Mercein Kelly
