different between jewellery vs finery
jewellery
English
Alternative forms
- jewelry (American, sometimes Canadian)
Etymology
From Middle English juelrye, from Old French juelerye, equivalent to jewel +? -ery.
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) enPR: jo?o??lr?, jo?ol?r? IPA(key): /?d?u??l?i/, /?d?u?l?i/
- (alternate UK pronunciation) enPR: jo?o??l?r?, jo?o?l?r? IPA(key): /?d?u??l??i/, /?d?u?l??i/ (this pronunciation gives rise to the Cockney rhyming slang tomfoolery)
Noun
jewellery (usually uncountable, plural jewelleries)
- (British spelling, Canadian spelling) Collectively, personal ornamentation such as rings, necklaces, brooches and bracelets, made of precious metals and sometimes set with gemstones.
- Synonyms: (Cockney rhyming slang) tom, (Cockney rhyming slang) tomfoolery
Synonyms
- see also Thesaurus:jewelry
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Translations
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finery
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?fa?n??i/
Noun
finery (countable and uncountable, plural fineries)
- (obsolete) Fineness; beauty.
- (countable) Ornament; decoration; especially, excessive decoration; showy clothes; jewels.
- (ironworking) A charcoal hearth or furnace for the conversion of cast iron into wrought iron, or into iron suitable for puddling.
Related terms
- fine
Translations
See also
- (charcoal hearth): refinery
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