richery

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richery

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In poetry, possibly a contraction of rich array. Likely of rich + -ery (“a class of things”); compare finery.

noun richeries

  1. archaic, countable, uncommon, uncountable High-quality, ostentatious items that attract attention. She dressed herself in richery, Most beauteous to behold; And as they walked along the street, She shined like glittering gold.
  2. countable, rare, uncountable Riches; an abundance of anything desirable. Despite the richeries that can be dug out of Aphrodite’s myths, neither all of love nor all of therapy can be awarded to one god.

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@misc{richery_2026,
  title = {richery},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/richery},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}