单词 | frippery |
释义 | frippery[ frip-uh-ree ] / ˈfrɪp ə ri / SEE SYNONYMS FOR frippery ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural frip·per·ies.finery in dress, especially when showy, gaudy, or the like. empty display; ostentation. gewgaws; trifles. Origin of frippery1560–70; <French friperie,Old French freperie, equivalent to frepe rag + -erie-ery Words nearby fripperyfringilline, fringing forest, fringing reef, Frink, Frio, frippery, frippet, Fris., Frisbee, Frisch, Frisches Haff Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fripperyBritish Dictionary definitions for fripperyfrippery / (ˈfrɪpərɪ) / noun plural -periesornate or showy clothing or adornment showiness; ostentation unimportant considerations; trifles; trivia Word Origin for fripperyC16: from Old French freperie, from frepe frill, rag, old garment, from Medieval Latin faluppa a straw, splinter, of obscure origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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