a1616 W. Shakespeare (1623) v. ii. 161 I some Lady trifles haue reseru'd, Immoment toyes. View more context for this quotation
1861 S. Brooks (ed. 2) II. xvii. 184 He sat down to write, bestowing contemptuous imprecations on the gaily bedizened blotting case, and the lady-trifles around it.
1997 33 244 A lady-trifle displayed well is no trifle in the eye of the beholder.