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1 finery
noun (beautiful clothes, jewellery etc: I arrived in all my finery.) skart(klæðnaður); skrautmunir -
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3 fine
I 1. adjective1) ((usually of art etc) very good; of excellent quality: fine paintings; a fine performance.) ágætur2) ((of weather) bright; not raining: a fine day.) góður, bjartur3) (well; healthy: I was ill yesterday but I am feeling fine today!) heilbrigður, hress4) (thin or delicate: a fine material.) fínn, fíngerður5) (careful; detailed: Fine workmanship is required for such delicate embroidery.) nákvæmur, vandaður6) (made of small pieces, grains etc: fine sand; fine rain.) fíngerður7) (slight; delicate: a fine balance; a fine distinction.) nákvæmur, skÿr, örfínn8) (perfectly satisfactory: There's nothing wrong with your work - it's fine.) ágætur, prÿðilegur2. adverb(satisfactorily: This arrangement suits me fine.) prÿðilega3. interjection(good; well done etc: You've finished already - fine!) stórfínt!- finely- finery
- fine art II 1. noun(money which must be paid as a punishment: I had to pay a fine.) sekt2. verb(to make (someone) pay a fine: She was fined $10.) sekta
См. также в других словарях:
Finery — Fin er*y, n. 1. Fineness; beauty. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Don t choose your place of study by the finery of the prospects. I. Watts. [1913 Webster] 2. Ornament; decoration; especially, excecially decoration; showy clothes; jewels. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
finery — 1670s, showy dress, from FINE (Cf. fine) (adj.) + ERY (Cf. ery). Lit. something that is fine … Etymology dictionary
finery — [n] best clothing apparel, bib and tucker*, caparison, decoration, fancy dress, formals, frippery*, full dress, gear, regalia, splendor, suit, Sunday best* trappings, trimmings, trinkets; concept 451 Ant. rags … New thesaurus
finery — ► NOUN ▪ showy clothes or decoration … English terms dictionary
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
finery — n. showy clothing in all one s finery (dressed up in all their finery) * * * [ faɪn(ə)rɪ] [ showy clothing ] in all one s finery (dressed up in all their finery) … Combinatory dictionary
finery — [[t]fa͟ɪnəri[/t]] N UNCOUNT If someone is dressed in their finery, they are wearing the elegant and impressive clothes and jewellery that they wear on special occasions. [LITERARY] I used to watch the brides arriving in their white wedding… … English dictionary
finery — noun /ˈfaɪnəɹi/ a) Ornament; decoration; especially, excessive decoration; showy clothes; jewels. In front of the finery hearth in which the sow is melted down again, the finer is working with a long iron bar called a ringer (from French ringard) … Wiktionary
finery — fi|ne|ry [ˈfaınəri] n [U] literary clothes and jewellery that are beautiful or very expensive, and are worn for a special occasion ▪ The guests arrived in all their finery … Dictionary of contemporary English
finery — noun (U) clothes and jewellery that are beautiful or very expensive, and are worn for a special occasion: The guests arrived in all their finery … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
finery — noun all dressed up in her finery Syn: regalia, best clothes, best, Sunday best; informal glad rags … Thesaurus of popular words
