parure

Definitions


[pəˈrʊə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a set of jewels intended to be worn together
(e.g: Aunt Gertrude's diamond parure)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (denoting an ornamental part of a vestment): from Anglo-Norman French and Old French, from parer ‘adorn’. The sense ‘set of jewels’ dates from the early 19th century




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