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Parure

[pə-ROOR]

Part of speech: noun

Origin: Latin, early 17th century

1.

A set of jewels intended to be worn together.

Examples of Parure in a sentence

"The Spanish royal family has an impressive collection of parures."

"Sophie’s great-grandmother passed down her prized parures in her will."

illustration Parure

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