(n. pl.) Something reserved to a wife, over and above her dower, being chiefly apparel and ornaments suited to her degree.
(n. pl.) Appendages; ornaments; finery; equipments.
Example Sentences:
(1) Some scams appeal to veterans’ sense of loyalty and patriotism by employing affinity marketing – using military and US related paraphernalia.
(2) But this time warp is a Seville one, and all the statues of (ecclesiastical) virgins, winged cherubs, shrines and other Catholic paraphernalia, plus portraits of the late Duchess of Alba, give it a unique spirit, as do the clientele – largely local, despite Garlochí’s international fame as the city’s most kitsch bar.
(3) While gothic grandeur fills the windows, the walls are plastered with pop memorabilia and personal paraphernalia: tributes, affectionate caricatures; a Who poster signed by Roger Daltrey; a Queens Park Rangers banner and, relegated to the top of a bookcase, a ministerial red box from the Home Office.
(4) The first purpose of this paper is to describe the types and the strengths and weaknesses of blood alcohol concentration paraphernalia.
(5) Programs designed to discourage the sharing of drug paraphernalia, such as needle and syringe exchanges, should decrease the risk of parenterally spread viral infections in intravenous drug users and thus slow the spread of these infections to the general population.
(6) Not only were all the paraphernalia and substances depicted with uncanny accuracy rare on television but the reactions of the drugged executives were also utterly credible.
(7) It would honour the record of CND and scrap Trident missiles, submarines, aircraft carriers, manned fighters and the extravagant paraphernalia of the arms lobby.
(8) These patterns are discussed in terms of several variables, including purity, dosages, dose regimes, routes of administration, paraphernalia, and changing perceptions of cocaine.
(9) All seven patients patronized a local "shooting gallery" where paraphernalia were provided and drugs were often administered by a "street doctor."
(10) Vitaly continues to bring his collection of Soviet cameras, photographs and other paraphernalia to an outdoor flea market, where the afternoon sun gleamed off a Lenin bust that he had repainted to look like a "'90s gangster" with a moustache and a polka-dot tie.
(11) Tyahnybok dumped the Hitler paraphernalia when he renamed the party Svoboda in 2004, on becoming leader.
(12) For anyone trying to work out the Venn diagram of iconic protest imagery, three tropes will immediately jump to the fore: the quiet dignity of said woman; the battle-hungry paraphernalia of male authority (your shields and batons and chunky uniforms); and the dramatic flip of power that clash presents.
(13) Gezi Park was completely cleared of the gaudy paraphernalia of pluralist protest that had been its hallmark.
(14) (iii) Is choice of route influenced by availability of drug paraphernalia?
(15) A large majority of States have drug paraphernalia laws that govern needles and syringes, and a smaller number have laws that require prescriptions for the sale and possession of needles and syringes.
(16) Further research is needed to define the parameters of utility of BAC paraphernalia, so that alcohol professionals can make decisions regarding the selection and use of these devices based on empirical evidence.
(17) Old rides have been refurbished, old fairground paraphernalia upcycled.
(18) The second purpose is to identify the potential uses and requisite skills for operating BAC paraphernalia for teaching, training, and research.
(19) None of the 48 patients reported that they used condoms; 10 reported reduced sexual activity and number of sexual partners; and none of those who shared needles reported that they had discontinued sharing other addicts' drug paraphernalia.
(20) The clinical and epidemiologic data strongly suggest a paraphernalia blood-borne infection in this patient, a mode of contamination which has not been previously reported.
Regalia
Definition:
(n. pl.) That which belongs to royalty. Specifically: (a) The rights and prerogatives of a king. (b) Royal estates and revenues. (c) Ensings, symbols, or paraphernalia of royalty.
(n. pl.) Hence, decorations or insignia of an office or order, as of Freemasons, Odd Fellows,etc.
(n. pl.) Sumptuous food; delicacies.
(n.) A kind of cigar of large size and superior quality; also, the size in which such cigars are classed.
Example Sentences:
(1) Tendi estimated rally turnouts at 15-20,000 people, with free regalia and food suggesting Zanu-PF has more cash than last time.
(2) Good for a laugh, waving pistols, sporting first world war military regalia, delivering bloodcurdling speeches to anyone who would listen.
(3) Irrespective of the unsavoury nature of Terre'Blanche's racialised ideology and approximation of Nazi regalia, South Africa's constitution , arguably the most liberal document in the world, provided explicitly for a political space for dissidents and dinosaurs.
(4) Her role hasn't been announced, but she's in 60s hippie regalia : a purple flower dress and sandals.
(5) The liveliest are the wholesale spice market of Khari Baoli, the jewellery market of Dariba Kalan, and Kinari Bazaar, the dazzling wedding regalia market.
(6) Yunupingu thanked the delegation for making the journey to Gulkula in full academic regalia.
(7) We must have seemed as odd to them as they did to us, in their Nazi regalia, dancing in formation like dummies.
(8) An archbishop announced to the crowd that the funeral would be held in three days' and in the meantime Shenouda's body would be put on display in the cathedral, sitting in the Mar Morqos or St Mark throne from which the pope in his elaborate regalia traditionally oversaw services.
(9) Maybe it’s time to let go of it, look forward and see what we can find.” Goat have also found themselves having to bat away accusations that wearing increasingly extravagant tribal regalia is, at best, cultural appropriation and, at worst, a kind of cosmic minstrelism.
(10) His wife Grace wore similar party regalia, but her dress bore two large portraits of the president.
(11) Less than an hour after Mandela's death was announced, however, ANC supporters in party colours and regalia were among those rallying outside his house singing liberation-era songs .
(12) The marchers themselves were decked out in full regalia, with white gloves, buttons and braiding.
(13) Shenouda's body lay in a white casket in the elaborate regalia he traditionally wore to oversee services, complete with an ornate golden crown.
(14) A particular scene that will no doubt cross the sex divide is that of Maya Rudolph , as a bride-to-be in full wedding regalia, suffering an acute case of food poisoning in the middle of the road.
(15) Colin Ashford, who makes cufflinks, medals and regalia for Freemasons, in a Victorian workshop, doubted the government's figures on jobs and growth.
(16) In front of small crowd of assembled onlookers in front of the historic Fraunces Tavern and accompanied by a fife-and-drum quartet decked out in full colonial regalia, city officials ushered in the event with a brief set of remarks.
(17) Wearing black and yellow regalia, the king was sworn in after inspecting a military honour guard and receiving a 21-gun salute at parliament.
(18) The full regalia, including the horsemen’s nagaika leather whip, costs around $100.
(19) Facebook Twitter Pinterest The Prince of Wales dressed in his investiture regalia in 1969.
(20) A big demonstration was held in front of the federal courthouse, with drummers, Aztec dancers in feathered regalia, people holding signs, and a TV station interviewing Nieto’s friend Benjamin Bac Sierra.