money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
a life estate to which a wife is entitled on the death of her husband
furnish with an endowment
"When she got married, she got dowered"
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dower
Beauty carries its dower in its face. [ Danish Proverb ]
All will be gay when noontide wakes anew,
The buttercups, the little children's dower. [ Robert Browning ]
The dower of great beauty has always been misfortune, since happiness and beauty do not agree together. [ Calderon ]
Paraphernalia, Trappings or Regalia? We often hear paraphernalia used in the sense of trappings or regalia; as, The Grand Marshal was conspicuous in his gorgeous paraphernalia
The word is derived from the Greek, and is strictly a law term, meaning whatever the wife brings with her at marriage, in addition to her dower, such as her dresses and her jewels. Hence the evident absurdity of the use of paraphernalia in the sentence cited. [ Pure English, Hackett And Girvin, 1884 ]
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