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• n  elaborate or showy attire and accessories

• If she had paid for all the finery, the First Lady would, of course, have no need to report her purchases.
• Starting in the mid-1800's, upper-class New Yorkers exiting the grand churches along Fifth Avenue would parade and promenade their finery.
• Nike, the Gap and even Cadillac are sporting its finery.

News & Articles

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• LAUSD students awarded cars, iPads for excellent attendance
  There was an ad-libbing emcee, guests dressed in finery, a couple of acceptance speeches and a clutch of photographers snapping shots of the award-winners. Photo gallery: LAUSD students win cars, iPads for excellent attendance
  June 14, 2013 - Los Angeles Daily News
• Chris Brown Suits Up for Court, Sets Another Date for Next Month
  Chris Brown's finery didn't get him off the hook today. Wearing a white jacket over a black shirt, tie and pants, the nattily dressed singer appeared with his attorney in court...
  June 11, 2013 - E! Online

Quotes

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• Kathie Lee Gifford in Playbill.com
  I don't think glamour is about taking off clothes. If it were so, Madhubala, Rekha or Sridevi wouldn't have been glamorous. Rekha in all her finery and jewellery is so glamorous. And Aishwarya Rai...... she's the epitome of grace. I truly admire... Vidya Balan http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vidya_Balan&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNEJWE8JaZyGK3N_1rdPa1QZoQTedg Khabrein.info http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.khabrein.info/index.php%3Foption%3Dcom_content%26task%3Dview%26id%3D10281%26Itemid%3D88&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNHGwBEzOiviJIVdsThklvjl1Nsfkw Dec 25, 2007 37522 48533 finery Natalie and her husband and another couple were all dressed up in their finery going to a Christmas party one day, driving along the Seine River in Paris, when they saw a commotion on the side of the river," Gifford said. "Being a writer and...
• Marti Webb in California Chronicle
  Marti added: "It really gets people in the mood - within the first five minutes you've two of the biggest ever hits from musicals. The costumes are fabulous, too. At the Box Social scene everyone is dressed in their finery. Although the dresses are...