parure


pa·rure

P0091800 (pə-ro͝or′)n. A set of matched jewelry or other ornaments.
[French, from Old French, adornment, from parer, to adorn; see pare.]

parure

(pəˈrʊə) n (Jewellery) a set of jewels or other ornaments[C15: from Old French pareure adornment, from parer to embellish, from Latin parāre to arrange]

pa•rure

(pəˈrʊər)

n. a matching set of jewels or ornaments. [1200–50; Middle English < Old French pareure peeling < Latin parātūra=parāt(us), past participle of parāre to prepare (see pare) + -ūra -ure]