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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

He pushes past marching bands with their instruments held high and parade spectators decked out in red, white and blue regalia.

From Salon Jul. 4, 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

The Shree Muktajeevan Swamibapa Pipe Band which played it calls itself an "international Indian Pipe Band" that performs a mix of Indian and Scottish tunes while wearing complete Scottish regalia.

From BBC Dec. 30, 2025

Miss Sadie in all her jangly regalia and Sister Redempta with her stark habit.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool

"Certainly; you shall have one of my best regalias."

From Jack Harkaway's Boy Tinker Among The Turks Book Number Fifteen in the Jack Harkaway Series by Bracebridge Hemyng

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

Wolfenden groaned inwardly, for his regalias were priceless and not to be replaced; but he said nothing.

From Mysterious Mr. Sabin by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim

When the men return to the mesa they remove their regalias and proceed to drink of the snake medicine which acts as an emetic.

From Arizona Sketches by J. A. (Joseph Amasa) Munk

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




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