FRIPPERY


Meaning of FRIPPERY in English

n. 25B6; noun

a functional building with not a hint of frippery : OSTENTATION, showiness, embellishment, adornment, ornamentation, ornament, decoration, trimming, gilding, prettification, gingerbread; finery; informal bells and whistles.

stalls full of fripperies : TRINKET, bauble, knick-knack, gewgaw, gimcrack, bibelot, ornament, novelty, trifle; N. Amer. kickshaw; archaic gaud.

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