parure
Americannoun
plural
paruresnoun
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
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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
Their mother's dress was of golden tissue, trimmed with black chenille, with a parure of pearls and diamonds.
From The Seven Wives Of Bluebeard 1920 by Stewart, D. B.
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
Some green leaves that hung over her head appeared to compose her last parure.
From The Tiger Hunter by Reid, Mayne
Be sure you change the white roses that loop it for pink ones, and lay out my parure of pearls and diamonds, and my point-lace fan and handkerchief.
From Not Pretty, but Precious by De Forest, J. W. (John William)
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