Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Luxury

Luxury , noun

[Latin luxuria, from luxus: compare French luxure.]

1.
A free indulgence in costly food, dress, furniture, or anything expensive which gratifies the appetites or tastes.
Riches expose a man to pride and luxury. — Spectator
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.
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
3.
Lechery; lust. [Obsolete] — Shakespeare
Luxury is in wine and drunkenness. — Chaucer
4.
Luxuriance; exuberance. [Obsolete] — Bacon