Definitions for parures

parures pa·rure

Spelling: [puh-roo r; French pa-
IPA: /pəˈrʊər; French paˈrür/

Parures is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 194 anagrams from letters in parures (aeprrsu).

Definitions for parures

noun

  1. a matching set of jewels or ornaments.

Origin of parures

1200-50; Middle English Old French pareure peeling Latin parātūra (parāt-, past participle stem of parāre to prepare (see pare) + -ūra

Examples for parures

Their mother's dress was of golden tissue, trimmed with black chenille, with a parure of pearls and diamonds.

A few steps from Emma a gentleman in a blue coat was talking of Italy with a pale young woman wearing a parure of pearls.

Lbel Wolf, so soon as the young man left him, betook himself to the examination of the parure.

Poetry was the attribute of his order as joy was the parure of the preux chevalier.

Conceive a parure all of white stones—diamonds, white sapphires, white topazes, tourmalines.

Word Value for parures
Scrable

8

Words with friends

10

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