Luxuries

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Luxury \Lux"u*ry\, n.; pl. {Luxuries}. [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.
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              Riches expose a man to pride and luxury.
                                                    --Spectator.
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     2. Anything which pleases the senses, is not necessary for
        life, 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.
        Contrasted to {necessity}.
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              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.
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     3. Lechery; lust. [Obs.] --Shak.
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              Luxury is in wine and drunkenness.    --Chaucer.
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     4. Luxuriance; exuberance. [Obs.] --Bacon.
  
     Syn: Voluptuousness; epicurism; effeminacy; sensuality;
          lasciviousness; dainty; delicacy; gratification.
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