gear, paraphernalia, appurtenance
(noun) equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
Source: WordNet® 3.1
paraphernalia pl (plural only)
Miscellaneous items, especially the set of equipment required for a particular activity; stuff.
(archaic) Things a woman owns, apart from her dowry.
• (woman's possessions): parapherna
Source: Wiktionary
Par`a*pher*na"li*a, n. pl. Etym: [LL. paraphernalia bona, fr. L. parapherna, pl., parapherna, Gr. fe`rein to bring. See 1st Bear.]
1. (Law)
Definition: Something reserved to a wife, over and above her dower, being chiefly apparel and ornaments suited to her degree.
2. Appendages; ornaments; finery; equipments.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 November 2024
(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; “a nauseating smell”; “nauseous offal”; “a sickening stench”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
