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parure
[ puh-roor; French pa-ryr ]
/ pəˈrʊər; French paˈrür /
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noun, plural pa·rures [puh-roorz; French pa-ryr]. /pəˈrʊərz; French paˈrür/.
a matching set of jewels or ornaments.
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British Dictionary definitions for parure
parure
/ (pəˈrʊə) /
noun
a set of jewels or other ornaments
Word Origin for parure
C15: from Old French pareure adornment, from parer to embellish, from Latin parāre to arrange
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