noun
finery
FEYE-nuh-ree
noun
1
Elaborate or showy clothing and decoration.
"She arrived at the ball dressed in all her finery."
"The parade floats were covered in colourful finery."
How to Use Finery
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishFancy, decorative clothes or ornaments worn to look impressive.
Common pairings
dressed in finery
full finery
Word Forms
fineries plural
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Etymology
From fine, in the sense of "elegant" or "showy," plus the noun suffix -ery.