Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,907,857,482 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

parure
(redirected from Parures)

    Also found in: Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
pa·rure  (p-rr)
n.
A set of matched jewelry or other ornaments.
[French, from Old French, adornment, from parer, to adorn; see pare.]
parure [pəˈrʊə]
n
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Jewellery) a set of jewels or other ornaments
[from Old French pareure adornment, from parer to embellish, from Latin parāre to arrange]
Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link 		Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Dictionary browser?   Full browser?
 
The upper class women used to have parures, which were actually elegant suits with precious gems which could include a diadem, a necklace, a pair of bracelets, a comb and pins, a tiara, rings, earrings or even a belt clasp.
A Jewel Accoutrement by Roberto Sedycias / Women's issues/gender studies community
Four million people across the country suffer from avoidant parures - more commonly known as "shy pee" or "bashful bladder".
Too shy to spend a penny by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
gt;> Le comte de Rastignac lui a plu et le financier l'a exploite, sans que le jeune homme s'en doutat, en lui faisant endosser tous les caprices de Delphine, car son amant la menait au bois, subissait ses migraines, choisissait ses parures.
Rastignac et son art de parvenir by Chen, Wei-ling / Fu Jen Studies: literature & linguistics
 
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.