FINERY Meaning of FINERY in English 1. n. showy dress or decoration. Etymology: FINE(1) + -ERY, after BRAVERY 2. n. (pl. -ies) hist. a hearth where pig iron was converted into wrought iron. Etymology: F finerie f. finer refine, FINE(1) Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012