Parure

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This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A set of matched jewelry or other ornaments.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A set of jewellery to be worn together.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. An ornament or decoration for the person; esp., a decoration consisting of a set of ornaments to be used together.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A set of corresponding articles of decorative character; also, the total amount of decoration produced in any one case by similar means, as a set of embroideries or lace trimmings for a dress; hence, a set of ornaments intended to be worn together, or matching with one another: as, a parure of jewels.
  • n. Ornament; adornment.
    • Word Usage
    "I have not the least respect for your feathers, Miss Fanshawe; and especially the peacock’s eyes you call a parure: very pretty things, if you had bought them with money which was your own, and which you could well spare, but not at all pretty under present circumstances.”"
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