demie parure

English

Noun

demie parure (plural demie parures)

  1. (historical) a set of luxurious costume, of similar design. The effect is usually of a casual nature, with the demie parure consisting of two items but there may be more.
    • 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, pages 250–251:
      She had taken off her velvet robe, and was carelessly wrapped in a white silk night-gown, fastened with violet ribands. It was one she had worn in half-mourning, and had all the coquettish elegance of demie parure.
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