In front of the finery hearth in which the sow is melted down again, the finer is working with a long iron bar called a ringer (from French ringard) with which he keeps the molten iron in motion by stirring, an essential stage in the process of refining.
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Finery — Fin er*y, n. 1. Fineness; beauty. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Don t choose your place of study by the finery of the prospects. I. Watts. [1913 Webster] 2. Ornament; decoration; especially, excecially decoration; showy clothes; jewels. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
finery — 1670s, showy dress, from FINE (Cf. fine) (adj.) + ERY (Cf. ery). Lit. something that is fine … Etymology dictionary
finery — [n] best clothing apparel, bib and tucker*, caparison, decoration, fancy dress, formals, frippery*, full dress, gear, regalia, splendor, suit, Sunday best* trappings, trimmings, trinkets; concept 451 Ant. rags … New thesaurus
finery — ► NOUN ▪ showy clothes or decoration … English terms dictionary
finery — finery1 [fīn′ər ē] n. pl. fineries showy, elaborate decoration, esp. clothes, jewelry, etc. finery2 [fīn′ər ē] n. pl. fineries [Fr finerie < finer, to refine < ML finire, to refine < L, FINISH] a refinery where malleable iron or steel is … English World dictionary
finery — n. showy clothing in all one s finery (dressed up in all their finery) * * * [ faɪn(ə)rɪ] [ showy clothing ] in all one s finery (dressed up in all their finery) … Combinatory dictionary
finery — [[t]fa͟ɪnəri[/t]] N UNCOUNT If someone is dressed in their finery, they are wearing the elegant and impressive clothes and jewellery that they wear on special occasions. [LITERARY] I used to watch the brides arriving in their white wedding… … English dictionary
finery — fi|ne|ry [ˈfaınəri] n [U] literary clothes and jewellery that are beautiful or very expensive, and are worn for a special occasion ▪ The guests arrived in all their finery … Dictionary of contemporary English
finery — noun (U) clothes and jewellery that are beautiful or very expensive, and are worn for a special occasion: The guests arrived in all their finery … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
finery — noun all dressed up in her finery Syn: regalia, best clothes, best, Sunday best; informal glad rags … Thesaurus of popular words
