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Definitions of Finery

Pronunciation : Fin"er*y
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. Fineness; beauty. [Obs.] Don't choose your place of study by the finery of the prospects. I. Watts.

2. Ornament; decoration; especially, excecially decoration; showy clothes; jewels. Her mistress' cast-off finery. F. W. Robertson.

3. Etym: [Cf. Refinery.] (Iron Works)

Defn: A charcoal hearth or furnace for the conversion of cast iron into wrought iron, or into iron suitable for puddling.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

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