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• fineries — fin·er·y || faɪnÉ™rɪ n. fancy clothes; iron foundry; refinery …   English contemporary dictionary

• Chafery — A chafery is a variety of hearth used in ironmaking for reheating a bloom of iron, in the course of its being drawn out into a bar of wrought iron. The equivalent term for a bloomery was string hearth, except in 17th century Cumbria, where the… …   Wikipedia

• finery — I. /ˈfaɪnəri / (say fuynuhree) noun (plural fineries) 1. fine or showy dress, ornaments, etc. 2. Rare smartness or elegance. {fine1 (adjective) + ery} II. /ˈfaɪnəri / (say fuynuhree) noun (plural fineries) a h …  

• finery — finery1 [fīn′ər ē] n. pl. fineries showy, elaborate decoration, esp. clothes, jewelry, etc. finery2 [fīn′ər ē] n. pl. fineries [Fr finerie < finer, to refine < ML finire, to refine < L, FINISH] a refinery where malleable iron or steel is …   English World dictionary

• Miscellanies — Miscellany Mis cel*la*ny, n.; pl. {Miscellanies}. [L. miscellanea, neut. pl. of. miscellaneus: cf. F. miscellan[ e]e, pl. miscellan[ e]es. See {Miscellaneous}.] A mass or mixture of various things; a medley; esp., a collection of compositions on… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Miscellany — Mis cel*la*ny, n.; pl. {Miscellanies}. [L. miscellanea, neut. pl. of. miscellaneus: cf. F. miscellan[ e]e, pl. miscellan[ e]es. See {Miscellaneous}.] A mass or mixture of various things; a medley; esp., a collection of compositions on various… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Miscellany madam — Miscellany Mis cel*la*ny, n.; pl. {Miscellanies}. [L. miscellanea, neut. pl. of. miscellaneus: cf. F. miscellan[ e]e, pl. miscellan[ e]es. See {Miscellaneous}.] A mass or mixture of various things; a medley; esp., a collection of compositions on… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Abbahu — ( he. אבהו) was a Jewish Talmudist, known as an amora, who lived in the Land of Israel, of the 3rd amoraic generation (about 279 320), sometimes cited as R. Abbahu of Caesarea (Ḳisrin). His rabbinic education was acquired mainly at Tiberias, in… …   Wikipedia

• Wrought iron — is commercially pure iron. In contrast to steel, it has a very low carbon content. It is a fibrous material due to the slag inclusions (a normal constituent). This is also what gives it a grain resembling wood, which is visible when it is etched… …   Wikipedia

• Wimple — The wimple is a garment of mediaeval Europe worn by women. It is a cloth which usually covers the head and is worn around the neck and chin. At many stages of medieval culture it was unseemly for a married woman to show her hair. A wimple might… …   Wikipedia

• Anna Wintour — Wintour at a 2009 show of Sienna Miller s Twenty8Twelve line …   Wikipedia