n. 1. Fineness; beauty. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Don't choose your place of study by the finery of the prospects. I. Watts. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Ornament; decoration; especially, excecially decoration; showy clothes; jewels. [ 1913 Webster ]
Her mistress' cast-off finery. F. W. Robertson. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. [ Cf. Refinery. ] (Iron Works) A charcoal hearth or furnace for the conversion of cast iron into wrought iron, or into iron suitable for puddling. [ 1913 Webster ]