 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
paraphernalia
noun: equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a
particular operation or sport etc. [syn: {gear}, {appurtenances}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Paraphernalia \Par'a*pher*na"li*a\, noun pl. [LL. paraphernalia
bona, fr. L. parapherna, pl., parapherna, Gr. ?; para' beside
+ ? a bride's dowry, fr. fe'rein to bring. See 1st {Bear}.]
1. (Law) Something reserved to a wife, over and above her
dower, being chiefly apparel and ornaments suited to her
degree.
2. Personal belongings; ornaments; finery; sundry objects
carried about for personal convenience.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
3. The appendages, apparatus, or equipment used in a
particular activity; as, surveyors unloading their
paraphernalia from a van.
[PJC]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
60 Moby Thesaurus words for "paraphernalia":
accessories, accouterments, appanages, apparatus, appendages,
appliances, appointments, appurtenances, armament, baggage,
belongings, chattels, choses, choses in action,
choses in possession, choses local, choses transitory, clobber,
conveniences, crap, duffel, effects, equipage, equipment,
facilities, facility, fittings, fixtures, furnishings, furniture,
gear, impedimenta, installations, junk, kit, machinery,
material things, materials, materiel, movables, munition,
munitions, outfit, perquisites, personal effects, plant, plumbing,
possessions, property, rig, rigging, rubbish, shit, stock-in-trade,
stuff, supplies, tackle, things, trappings, utensils
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