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Definition of finery noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

finery

noun
 
/ˈfaɪnəri/
 
/ˈfaɪnəri/
[uncountable] (formal)
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  1. brightly coloured and beautiful clothes and jewellery, especially those that are worn for a special occasion
    • The mayor was dressed in all his finery.
    Topics Clothes and Fashionc2
    Word Originlate 17th cent.: from fine ‘of high quality’, on the pattern of bravery.
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