finery
/ˈfaɪnəɹi/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.46 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A charcoal hearth or furnace for the conversion of cast iron into wrought iron, or into iron suitable for puddling.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "The city also shone through the luxury of the higher castes: in the fineries of their dress, the rich manner of their living, their many servants, silver table services, and showy furnishings."
- "the translator should master the language he translates from as thoroughly as his mother tongue, knowing all its fineries"
- "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') with which he keeps the molten iron in motion by stirring, an essential stage in the process of refining."