English Explanatory Dictionary

finery

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Fineness; beauty.
  2. Ornament; decoration; especially, excessive decoration; showy clothes; jewels.
  3. fine point; minute characteristic
  4. A charcoal hearth or furnace for the conversion of cast iron into wrought iron, or into iron suitable for puddling.

Pronunciation

/ˈfaɪnəɹi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-finery.wav

Word forms

finery fineries

Related words

fine refinery

Derived words

superfinery
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