"richery" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: richeries [plural]
Etymology: In poetry, possibly a contraction of rich array. Likely of rich + -ery (“a class of things”); compare finery. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|rich|-ery|t2=a class of things}} rich + -ery (“a class of things”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~|richeries}} richery (countable and uncountable, plural richeries)
  1. (uncommon, archaic) High-quality, ostentatious items that attract attention. Tags: archaic, countable, uncommon, uncountable
    Sense id: en-richery-en-noun-G7HO3DGB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ery, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ery: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50
  2. (rare) Riches; an abundance of anything desirable. Tags: countable, rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-richery-en-noun-uaReDpGu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50

Inflected forms

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