frippery

Definitions


[ˈfrɪp(ə)ri], (Noun)

Definitions:
- showy or unnecessary ornament in architecture, dress, or language
(e.g: a strictly business building with not a hint of frippery)


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Origin:
mid 16th century (denoting old or second-hand clothes): from French friperie, from Old French freperie, from frepe ‘rag’, of unknown ultimate origin


[ˈfrɪp(ə)ri], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- frivolous and tawdry


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century (denoting old or second-hand clothes): from French friperie, from Old French freperie, from frepe ‘rag’, of unknown ultimate origin




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