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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
finery1 /ˈfʌɪn(ə)ri/

▶noun ostentatious clothes or decoration.

– origin C17: from fine1, on the pattern of bravery.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
finery2 /ˈfʌɪnəri/

▶noun (pl. fineries) historical a hearth where pig iron was converted into wrought iron.

– origin C16: from Fr. finerie, from OFr. finer ‘refine’.

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