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

paraphernalia \par`apherna"lia\, n. pl. ll. paraphernalia
   bona, fr. l. parapherna, pl., parapherna, gr. ?; para` beside
   + ? a bride's dowry, fr. fe`rein to bring. see 1st bear.
   1913 webster
   1. law something reserved to a wife, over and above her
      dower, being chiefly apparel and ornaments suited to her
      degree.
      1913 webster

   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
see also:
bear 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

paraphernalia
     n : equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a
         particular operation or sport etc. syn: gear, appurtenances
see also:
gear appurtenances 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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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