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parure

[ puh-roor; French pa-ryr ]

noun

, plural pa·rures [p, uh, -, roorz, p, a, -, ryr].
  1. a matching set of jewels or ornaments.


parure

/ pəˈrʊə /

noun

  1. a set of jewels or other ornaments
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of parure1

1200–50; Middle English < Old French pareure peeling < Latin parātūra ( parāt-, past participle stem of parāre to prepare ( pare ) + -ūra -ure )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of parure1

C15: from Old French pareure adornment, from parer to embellish, from Latin parāre to arrange
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Example Sentences

We only speak here of fancy head-dress; for diamonds are always very much admired for a rare and recherchée parure.

La dépouille des oiseaux sert à la parure des Chefs, qui la portent attachée à leurs bonnets en forme d'aigrettes.

Their mother's dress was of golden tissue, trimmed with black chenille, with a parure of pearls and diamonds.

Her corsage was adorned with knots of diamonds and rubies, and she wore a complete parure of the same costly stones.

A rococo parure of rubies and diamonds lay gleaming upon the yellowish-white satin inside the case.

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