richeries

Noun

richery (countable and uncountable, plural richeries)

1. (archaic, uncommon) High-quality, ostentatious items that attract attention.
   • She dressed herself in richery,
     Most beauteous to behold;
     And as they walked along the street,
     She shined like glittering gold.1925, “The House Carpenter”, in John Harrington Cox, editor, Folk-songs of the South, Harvard University Press, page 147
2. (rare) Riches; an abundance of anything desirable.
   • Despite the richeries that can be dug out of Aphrodite’s myths, neither all of love nor all of therapy can be awarded to one god.1990, James Hillman, “Eros”, in Essential James Hillman: A Blue Fire