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finery

/ˈfaɪnəɹi/ · noun

Meaning

  1. Fineness; beauty.
  2. Ornament; decoration; especially, excessive decoration; showy clothes; jewels.
  3. (ironworking) A charcoal hearth or furnace for the conversion of cast iron into wrought iron, or into iron suitable for puddling.

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Sources

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