finery

noun fin·ery \ ˈfīn-rē , ˈfī-nə- \

|Updated on: 15 Jul 2018

Examples: finery in a Sentence

Definition of finery

plural fineries

: ornament, decoration; especially : dressy or showy clothing and jewels

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Examples of finery in a Sentence

She was proud to show off her new evening finery.
the guests arrived at the wedding in all their finery

Recent Examples of finery from the Web

Like George in 2013, Louis wore his wearing his finery to the Chapel Royal at St. James Palace; and like with both George and Charlotte, the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby will be performing the christening honors.

— raisa bruner, Time, "Here's Everything You Need to Know About the Fascinating History of Prince Louis's Christening Dress," 9 July 2018
Six hundred guests turned out in their finery last night at Cipriani’s 42nd Street location, dressed to the nines in, of course, beautiful evening gowns, but more important, generous amounts of rare and coveted accessories.

— zachary weiss, Vogue, "Tracee Ellis Ross and Lupita Nyong’o Profess Their Love for Accessories at the 2018 ACE Awards," 12 June 2018
Just moments before the first models hit the circular, open-air set the rain arrived, splattering the floorboards of the catwalk and soaking many of the 700 guests who had been waiting for over an hour in their finery.

— elizabeth paton, New York Times, "A Woman’s Rodeo, Designed by Dior," 26 May 2018
Excited teenagers in their finery taking pictures of their classmates at the 1991 Bridgewater-Raynham prom held at Lombardo’s in Randolph.

— BostonGlobe.com, "South View: Randolph, 1991," 18 May 2018
The nine of us arrived with our hair blown out or slicked down, shirts tucked in and stomachs sucked in, in our most flattering finery.

— vanessa hua, San Francisco Chronicle, "Smile for the camera," 11 Jan. 2018
Jenny Sargent presents Claire as a young woman who simply like Madame's finery - at first.

— theodore p. mahne, NOLA.com, "Intense production makes rare staging of Genet's 'The Maids' a standout," 1 June 2018
On the hill above Hayes Valley, this 1892 Queen Anne-style mansion, decorated in period finery, was once the home of an opera impresario, and the suites are, accordingly, named for the singers and artists who might have frequented the house.

— alec scott, latimes.com, "In San Francisco's Hayes Valley, there's something for almost everyone," 27 May 2018
Trouche has been researching the 18th-century fashion parades during which the city’s local fashion plates would walk up and down the Alyscamps, an ancient Roman necropolis lined with funerary stones and monuments, flaunting their latest finery.

— hamish bowles, Vogue, "A Brief History of the Arlesienne Fashion Plates Who Inspired Alessandro Michele’s Cruise Collection," 8 June 2018

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