Paraphernalia (noun)
pa-ra-fur-nay-lee-a
Miscellaneous articles, especially the equipment needed for a particular activity.
Mid 17th century (denoting property owned by a married woman): from medieval Latin, based on Greek parapherna ‘property apart from a dowry’, from para ‘distinct from’ + pherna (from phernē ‘dower’).
Example sentences
“Granddad was dead, but all his DIY paraphernalia littered the shed like he’d just stepped outside for a moment.”
Lurdan (noun) lur-dn A lazy, stupid, loutish fellow. 1250–1300; Middle English, Middle French lourdin dullard, equivalent to lourd heavy, dull (more…)
