parure

American  

[puh-roor, pa-ryr] / pəˈrʊər, paˈrür /

noun

plural

parures

1. a matching set of jewels or ornaments.

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parure British  

/ pəˈrʊə /

noun

1. a set of jewels or other ornaments

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Etymology

Origin of parure

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

Example Sentences

The parure of colored diamonds -- consisting of a necklace, brooch and pair of earrings -- is being offered from an unidentified private collection at Sotheby’s, also in Geneva.

From BusinessWeek • Nov. 14, 2011

"From this frank offer it is apparent that Mary was not aware of the base part Elizabeth had acted, in purchasing her magnificent parure of pearls of Moray, for a third part of their value."

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 41, March, 1861 by Various

Resolving to propose to the Freiherr the purchase of the parure so soon as he should return from Vienna, L�bel Wolf locked up the seductive stones in his safe.

From A Noble Name or D?nninghausen by Gl?mer, Claire Von

But, impressive as was this man's apparel, it was quite put out of the running by the grande parure of a fellow-dandy who arrived later.

From In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" by Kloss, C. Boden

They are staring with wonder and alarm at the Brandan sapphires, a monumental parure designed for the massive state of some Early-Victorian Lady Brandan.

From Kimono by Paris, John