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finery

/ˈfaɪnəri/noun

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सजधज, बढ़िया वस्त्राभूषण

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    [U] literary

    brightly coloured and elegant clothes and jewellery, especially those that are worn for a special occasion

    सजधज, बढ़िया वस्त्राभूषण

    • guests dressed in their finery at the wedding
    • The streets were full of people in their festive finery on Eid.
    • The bride's relatives arrived in all their finery.
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    • On Diwali, the family put on their finery and visited their neighbours.
    • The street was bright with women in silk finery.

    Synonyms best clothes regalia frippery glad rags ornaments

    Opposite rags tatters

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

best clothes regalia frippery glad rags ornaments

Antonyms

rags tatters

AaSpelling

fi·ner·y

?Which word?

Keep the fine-clothes words together: finery, regalia (special clothes and objects used at official ceremonies), glad rags (informal, best clothes), frippery (unnecessary showy decoration), attire (formal, clothes).

बढ़िया कपड़ों के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: finery, regalia (आधिकारिक समारोहों के विशेष वस्त्र और वस्तुएँ, राजचिह्न), glad rags (अनौपचारिक, सबसे अच्छे कपड़े), frippery (अनावश्यक दिखावटी सजावट), attire (औपचारिक, वस्त्र)।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

In all their finery (wearing their best clothes), Sunday best (your best clothes, old-fashioned).

Collocations: in all their finery (अपने सबसे अच्छे कपड़ों में), Sunday best (अपने सबसे अच्छे कपड़े, पुराना)।