n.
Pronunciation: ' fri-p( ə -)r ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -per · ies
Etymology: Middle French friperie, alteration of Old French freperie, from frepe old garment
Date: 1568
1 obsolete a : cast-off clothes b archaic : a place where old clothes are sold
2 a : FINERY also : an elegant or showy garment b : something showy, frivolous, or nonessential c : OSTENTATION especially : something foolish or affectedly elegant