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词汇 finery
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finery1

nounPlural fineries ˈfʌɪn(ə)riˈfaɪnəri
mass noun
  • Expensive or ostentatious clothes or decoration.

    昂贵(或华丽)的服饰(或装饰)

    officers in their blue, gold, and scarlet finery

    身着蓝色、金色和猩红色盛装的军官。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In the reception hall, Tibetan furniture, finery and ornaments evoked such alien sentiments that we were immediately addicted to them.
    • Even girls who aren't trying for fashion as a career, but don't care much for drawing anything else, will cover pages with pictures of girls - themselves - dressed in imagined finery.
    • The brainchild of Divya Gurwara, the exposition for all-bridal finery, apparel, and products is held every year in New Delhi in September or October.
    • Abdul posed carefully for my photo in his engagement finery - shimmering white robe, ceremonial cane, tasselled belt with inlaid dagger thrust under it and embroidered hat.
    • Unknown to them, a British officer watches the loyal soldiers defend their princess but is stunned to see the ladies of the escort also join in the fighting, led by a slim, commanding figure dressed in regal finery.
    • She made sure she wasn't dressed in finery and she even swallowed her pride for the day and a half journey through the woods.
    • Over the course of two days, women dressed in traditional Valencian finery carrying bunches of carnations troop into the square to the accompaniment of folk bands and TV cameras.
    • All were dressed in finery; an evening dress or two, black suits, pearls.
    • Whether dressed in work clothes or finery, or in various states of undress, his most enduring images of women are those which offer glimpses of the contradictions and complexities of existence.
    • The initiate is dressed in finery and escorted with pomp to the monastery, where his head and eyebrows are shaved.
    • In York, clubbers dressed in party finery mixed with older couples and families with young children outside the Minster, cleared of its scaffolding for the first time in more than a decade especially for the occasion.
    • Daemon idly wondered how she could move in all those layers of clothes, though her finery was proof that she was truly a noble.
    • The King was dressed in his finery - blue robes stitched with silver, the buttons made from silver and his cloak lined with ermine.
    • Where and how did they acquire such elaborate clothing and finery: jewellery and musical instruments, money for lavish food and drink?
    • I pranced in without knocking to find Mother, dressed in her scarlet finery, standing on the platform the seamstresses used to pin dresses.
    • What a crowd, from geisha and maiko (apprentice geisha) to grandmas and and grandpas, tourists and romantic couples, the young women dressed in kimono finery.
    • They are all bearded bigwigs dressed in finery and look remarkably alike.
    • Furiously, Louis tore off the leather gloves adding them to the trail of expensive finery he had ripped off.
    • A richly decorated palanquin, escorted by a band of priests and devotees, carried in the Kumari, dressed in her gold and scarlet finery.
    • The pupils dressed in white finery sat attentively throughout the mass.
    Synonyms
    regalia, elaborate/best clothes, garb, best, Sunday best
    splendour, showiness, gaudiness, trumpery, frippery, adornment, trappings, decorations
    informal glad rags, best gear, best bib and tucker, clobber
    formal apparel
    rare fallalery

Origin

Late 17th century: from fine1, on the pattern of bravery.

Rhymes

binary, pinery, quinary, vinery, winery

finery2

nounPlural fineries ˈfʌɪn(ə)riˈfaɪnəri
historical
  • A hearth where pig iron was converted into wrought iron.

    〈史〉(将生铁炼成熟铁的)精炼炉

Origin

Late 16th century: from French finerie, from Old French finer 'refine'.

finery1

nounˈfaɪnəriˈfīnərē
  • Expensive or ostentatious clothes or decoration.

    昂贵(或华丽)的服饰(或装饰)

    officers in their blue, gold, and scarlet finery

    身着蓝色、金色和猩红色盛装的军官。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I pranced in without knocking to find Mother, dressed in her scarlet finery, standing on the platform the seamstresses used to pin dresses.
    • Where and how did they acquire such elaborate clothing and finery: jewellery and musical instruments, money for lavish food and drink?
    • Daemon idly wondered how she could move in all those layers of clothes, though her finery was proof that she was truly a noble.
    • All were dressed in finery; an evening dress or two, black suits, pearls.
    • Furiously, Louis tore off the leather gloves adding them to the trail of expensive finery he had ripped off.
    • They are all bearded bigwigs dressed in finery and look remarkably alike.
    • The initiate is dressed in finery and escorted with pomp to the monastery, where his head and eyebrows are shaved.
    • The pupils dressed in white finery sat attentively throughout the mass.
    • Even girls who aren't trying for fashion as a career, but don't care much for drawing anything else, will cover pages with pictures of girls - themselves - dressed in imagined finery.
    • In the reception hall, Tibetan furniture, finery and ornaments evoked such alien sentiments that we were immediately addicted to them.
    • Unknown to them, a British officer watches the loyal soldiers defend their princess but is stunned to see the ladies of the escort also join in the fighting, led by a slim, commanding figure dressed in regal finery.
    • What a crowd, from geisha and maiko (apprentice geisha) to grandmas and and grandpas, tourists and romantic couples, the young women dressed in kimono finery.
    • She made sure she wasn't dressed in finery and she even swallowed her pride for the day and a half journey through the woods.
    • In York, clubbers dressed in party finery mixed with older couples and families with young children outside the Minster, cleared of its scaffolding for the first time in more than a decade especially for the occasion.
    • Whether dressed in work clothes or finery, or in various states of undress, his most enduring images of women are those which offer glimpses of the contradictions and complexities of existence.
    • The King was dressed in his finery - blue robes stitched with silver, the buttons made from silver and his cloak lined with ermine.
    • A richly decorated palanquin, escorted by a band of priests and devotees, carried in the Kumari, dressed in her gold and scarlet finery.
    • Abdul posed carefully for my photo in his engagement finery - shimmering white robe, ceremonial cane, tasselled belt with inlaid dagger thrust under it and embroidered hat.
    • The brainchild of Divya Gurwara, the exposition for all-bridal finery, apparel, and products is held every year in New Delhi in September or October.
    • Over the course of two days, women dressed in traditional Valencian finery carrying bunches of carnations troop into the square to the accompaniment of folk bands and TV cameras.
    Synonyms
    regalia, best clothes, elaborate clothes, garb, best, sunday best

Origin

Late 17th century: from fine, on the pattern of bravery.

finery2

nounˈfaɪnəriˈfīnərē
historical
  • A hearth where pig iron was converted into wrought iron.

    〈史〉(将生铁炼成熟铁的)精炼炉

Origin

Late 16th century: from French finerie, from Old French finer ‘refine’.

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