parure

[ puh-roor; French pa-ryr ]

noun,plural pa·rures [puh-roorz; French pa-ryr]. /pəˈrʊərz; French paˈrür/.
  1. a matching set of jewels or ornaments.

Origin of parure

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1200–50; Middle English <Old French pareure peeling <Latin parātūra (parāt-, past participle stem of parāre to prepare (see pare) + -ūra-ure)

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parure

/ (pəˈrʊə) /


noun
  1. a set of jewels or other ornaments

Origin of parure

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C15: from Old French pareure adornment, from parer to embellish, from Latin parāre to arrange

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