The action of trifle, v.1; jesting or frivolous talk; fooling; idle, foolish, or frivolous conduct or practice; frivolous delay or waste of time…
单词 | θ141941 |
释义 | the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > [noun] > cheap or gaudy > gewgaw or trinket > collectively (11) trifling?1544 The action of trifle, v.1; jesting or frivolous talk; fooling; idle, foolish, or frivolous conduct or practice; frivolous delay or waste of time… trinklement1582 Adornment; in plural ‘trinkets, knick-knacks’ (Eng. Dial. Dict., Lancashire). gallantry1687 concrete in plural. Pretty things, knick-knacks. Cf. French galanterie. Obsolete. fegary1724 Gewgaws, trifles; fineries in dress. knick-knackery1801 Knick-knacks collectively. trinketry1810 Trinkets collectively; articles of personal decoration or of ornament viewed as trinkets or toys. Also figurative. feminality1840 An article associated with or considered to appeal to women; esp. a trinket; a knick-knack. Now rare and poetic. foofaraw1848 Trinkets or gaudy apparel; (in later use also) frivolous trappings or accoutrements. baublery1850 As a mass noun: showy or gaudy ornamentation; baubles or trinkets collectively. pretty-prettya1882 A pretty or decorative thing; an ornament. Usually in plural. slum1929 North American. Cheap prizes at a fair, carnival, etc. |
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