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regalia

[ri-gey-lee-uh, -geyl-yuh] / rɪˈgeɪ li ə, -ˈgeɪl jə /
NOUN
finery
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“My job is to celebrate and defend the wonders of British democracy,” Harvey told the BBC last week, in full Binface regalia.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

Die-hard fans, many clad in American flags and US squad regalia, told the BBC they were convinced that whether the team won or lost, this World Cup could be a tipping point for the country.

From BBC Jul. 6, 2026

And there they were, a dozen or two members of that marching band, in full regalia, with two people holding a “Happy Birthday Eva!” banner and the rest blasting out the familiar tune.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 6, 2026

When the Allies occupied defeated Germany, they systematically removed the symbols and regalia of Nazi rule, as at the Nazi Party’s rallying grounds at Nuremberg.

From Salon Feb. 28, 2026

Even though he had been seeing her outfits for years, the sight of his mother in full regalia always slightly appalled his valve.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

Many of the royal regalias are profusely inlaid with diamonds, sapphires, emeralds, rubies, and other precious stones,—forming an aggregated value too large for us to venture an estimate.

From Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia by Maturin Murray Ballou

They have had an afternoon's boating on the river; and, now returned to the "Harp"—their place of put-up—are flush of talk over their adventures, quaffing the sham "shammy," and smoking "regalias," not anything more genuine.

From Gwen Wynn by Mayne Reid

She’s got up all in black, not exactly a mournin’ costume, but one of these real broadcloth regalias, plain but classy.

From Odd Numbers Being Further Chronicles of Shorty McCabe by Sewell Ford

Many of the royal regalias are profusely inlaid with diamonds, sapphires, emeralds, rubies, and other precious stones, forming all together a value too large for us to venture an estimate.

From Foot-prints of Travel or, Journeyings in Many Lands by Maturin Murray Ballou

I brought him a pony of brandy and his black coffee, and set the box of Havana regalias on the table.

From The Gentle Grafter by H. C. Greening




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