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richery

noun

Etymology

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

  1. derived from *h₃rḗǵs✻
  2. derived from *rīxs✻
  3. inherited from *rīks✻ — “king, ruler”
  4. inherited from *rīkijaz✻ — “kingly, powerful, rich”
  5. inherited from *rīkī✻ — “powerful, rich”
  6. inherited from rīċe — “powerful, mighty, great, high-ranking, rich, wealthy, strong, potent”
  7. inherited from riche — “strong, powerful, rich”
  8. suffixed as richery — “rich + -ery”

Definitions

  1. 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.
    • The crimson hangings of the magnificent bed and the superb furniture and tapestries, the richery of the polished woodcarvings all reflects the departed majesty of ‘The Last of the Knights.’
    • Better get back to the house or it'll weaken my position. Get her a little present, a fashion magazine filled with richery.

  2. Riches

    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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for richery. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA