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.”
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