finery

/ˈfaɪnəri/

Other forms: fineries

Finery is fancy and expensive clothing and jewelry. A lot of high school students look forward to the prom as a chance to dress up in their finery.

Your fanciest clothes are finery, especially if they're elaborate or pricey. Many people dress in finery to attend formal weddings, wearing long gowns and well-tailored tuxedos. The fancy shoes, hats, necklaces, and ties are all also considered to be finery. The word came into use around 1670, literally meaning "something that is fine," from the "high quality" meaning of fine.

Definitions of finery

1. noun

   elaborate or showy attire and accessories
   types:

   Sunday best, Sunday clothes

   the best attire you have which is worn to church on Sunday

   type of:

   attire, dress, garb

   clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion