parure

[puh-roor, pa-ryr]

noun

plural

parures 

1. a matching set of jewels or ornaments.

parure

/ pəˈrʊə /

noun

1. a set of jewels or other ornaments

Word History and Origins

Origin of parure¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of parure¹

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

Example Sentences

In 1862, in commemoration of his election the previous year, American President Abraham Lincoln commissioned Tiffany & Co. to create a seed pearl parure for his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln.

From Forbes

Some pieces in the show are on loan from the Spanish royal family and the Principality of Monaco — among them the tiara worn by Queen Sofia of Spain during official ceremonies, and the diamond and ruby parure that Princess Grace is seen wearing in the official photographs of her 1956 wedding to Prince Rainier III.

From New York Times

There was a diamond parure somewhere, of purest water, which would become the new marquise amazingly.

From Project Gutenberg

Parure, pa-r�r′, n. a set of ornaments, &c.

From Project Gutenberg

The parure of colored diamonds -- consisting of a necklace, brooch and pair of earrings -- is being offered from an unidentified private collection at Sotheby’s, also in Geneva.

From BusinessWeek