parure

[ puh-roor; French pa-ryr ]

noun,plural pa·rures

[puh-roorz; French pa-ryr]. /pəˈrʊərz; French paˈrür/.

a matching set of jewels or ornaments.

Origin of parure

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

Words Nearby parure

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How to use parure in a sentence

We only speak here of fancy head-dress; for diamonds are always very much admired for a rare and recherchée parure.
The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 | Various
La dépouille des oiseaux sert à la parure des Chefs, qui la portent attachée à leurs bonnets en forme d'aigrettes.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 16 | Robert Kerr
Their mother's dress was of golden tissue, trimmed with black chenille, with a parure of pearls and diamonds.
The Seven Wives Of Bluebeard | Anatole France
Her corsage was adorned with knots of diamonds and rubies, and she wore a complete parure of the same costly stones.
Is Polite Society Polite? | Julia Ward Howe
A rococo parure of rubies and diamonds lay gleaming upon the yellowish-white satin inside the case.
A Noble Name | Claire Von Glmer

British Dictionary definitions for parure

parure

/ (pəˈrʊə) /

noun

a set of jewels or other ornaments

Origin of parure

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

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