frippery
11frippery — /frip euh ree/, n., pl. fripperies. 1. finery in dress, esp. when showy, gaudy, or the like. 2. empty display; ostentation. 3. gewgaws; trifles. [1560 70; < F friperie, OF freperie, equiv. to frepe rag + erie ERY] * * * …
12Frippery — See Fripperers …
13frippery — Synonyms and related words: Sunday best, a continental, a curse, a damn, a darn, a hoot, bagatelle, bauble, bean, bedizenment, bibelot, bit, brass farthing, bravery, button, cent, chiffon, clinquant, curio, duplication, duplication of effort,… …
14frippery — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. finery, trifles, gewgaws, trumpery; see finery , frill 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun 1. Showy and elaborate clothing or apparel: array, attire, finery, regalia. See PUT ON. 2. Something or things that are unimportant:… …
15frippery — frip|pe|ry [ˈfrıpəri] n plural fripperies [C usually plural] [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: friperie old clothes or pieces of cloth , from Medieval Latin faluppa piece of dried grass ] an unnecessary and useless object or decoration …
16frippery — frip|per|y [ frıpəri ] noun count or uncount something useless but attractive or enjoyable …
17frippery — frip·per·y || frɪpÉ™rɪ n. cheap clothing; cheap jewelry; showiness; triviality, unimportant matter …
18frippery — [ frɪp(ə)ri] noun (plural fripperies) showy or unnecessary ornament. adjective archaic frivolous and tawdry. Origin C16 (denoting second hand clothes): from Fr. friperie, from OFr. freperie, from frepe rag , of unknown ultimate origin …
19frippery — n. 1. Old clothes, cast off dresses. 2. Trumpery, second hand finery. 3. Trifling, trifles, stuff, nonsense, fribbling. See flummery …
20frippery — noun (C) an unnecessary and useless object or decoration: She spends all her money on fripperies …
