Parure (noun)
par-ur
A set of jewels intended to be worn together.
Middle English (denoting an ornamental part of a vestment): from Anglo-Norman French and Old French, from parer ‘adorn’. The sense ‘set of jewels’ dates from the early 19th century.
Example sentences
“She inherited the diamond and ruby parure.”
Wonky (adj) won-kee Not straight or balanced, off kilter. First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps variant of dialectal wanky, equivalent to wank(le) ( Middle English wankel, Old English wancol. (more…)
