LUXURIES
Noun
luxuries
plural of luxury
Source: Wiktionary
LUXURY
Lux"u*ry, n.; pl. Luxuries. Etym: [L. luxuria, fr. luxus: cf. F.
luxure.]
1. A free indulgence in costly food, dress, furniture, or anything
expensive which gratifies the appetites or tastes.
Riches expose a man to pride and luxury. Spectator.
2. Anything which pleases the senses, and is also costly, or
difficult to obtain; an expensive rarity; as, silks, jewels, and rare
fruits are luxuries; in some countries ice is a great luxury.
He cut the side of a rock for a garden, and, by laying on it earth,
furnished out a kind of luxury for a hermit. Addison.
3. Lechery; lust. [Obs.] Shak.
Luxury is in wine and drunkenness. Chaucer.
4. Luxuriance; exuberance. [Obs.] Bacon.
Syn.
– Voluptuousness; epicurism; effeminacy; sensuality;
lasciviousness; dainty; delicacy; gratification.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition