01 n. pl. Something reserved to a wife, over and above her dower, being chiefly apparel and ornaments suited to her degree.
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Something reserved to a wife, over and above her dower, being chiefly apparel and ornaments suited to her degree.(Law)
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Personal belongings; ornaments; finery; sundry objects carried about for personal convenience.
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The appendages, apparatus, or equipment used in a particular activity; as, surveyors unloading their paraphernalia from a van.