Definitions for parure

parure pa·rure

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

Parure is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 73 anagrams from letters in parure (aeprru).

Definitions for parure

noun

  1. a matching set of jewels or ornaments.

Origin of parure

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

Examples for parure

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

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

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

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.

Word Value for parure
Scrable

8

Words with friends

10

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