Associations to the word «Finery»

Wiktionary

FINERY, noun. (obsolete) Fineness; beauty.
FINERY, noun. Ornament; decoration; especially, excessive decoration; showy clothes; jewels.
FINERY, noun. (ironworking) A charcoal hearth or furnace for the conversion of cast iron into wrought iron, or into iron suitable for puddling.

Dictionary definition

FINERY, noun. Elaborate or showy attire and accessories.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats