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demie parure

demie parure noun: a set of luxurious costume, of similar design. The effect is usually of a casual nature, with the demie parure consisting of two items but there may be more.

Noun

demie parure (plural demie parures)

  1. (historical) a set of luxurious costume, of similar design. The effect is usually of a casual nature, with the demie parure consisting of two items but there may be more.
    • She had taken off her velvet robe, and was carelessly wrapped in a white silk night-gown, fastened with violet ribands. It was one she had worn in half-mourning, and had all the coquettish elegance of demie parure.1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, pages 250–251

Forms of demie parure

pluraldemie parures

Questions about demie parure

What does demie parure mean?
Demie parure means a set of luxurious costume, of similar design. The effect is usually of a casual nature, with the demie parure consisting of two items but there may be more.
What part of speech is demie parure?
Demie parure is a noun.
What is the plural of demie parure?
The plural of demie parure is demie parures.

Words near demie parure in the dictionary

  1. demidevils
  2. demidistance
  3. demidistances
  4. demidivine
  5. Demidovka
  6. demie parure
  7. demie parures
  8. demies
  9. demiflat
  10. demiflats
  11. demigauntlet

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