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Word: Frippery
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 16th century (denoting old or second-hand clothes): from French friperie, from Old French freperie, from frepe ‘rag’, of unknown ultimate origin
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈfrɪp(ə)ri
Dialects: British English
Definition:
showy or unnecessary ornament in architecture, dress, or language
Short Definition:showy or unnecessary ornament in architecture or language
Examples:- a strictly business building with not a hint of frippery
- they were swamped by the fripperies of the play
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