[frip.pery] n, pl -per.ies [MF friperie, alter. of OF freperie, fr. frepe old garment] (1568) 1 obs 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: luxury, trifle c: ostentation; esp: something foolish or affectedly elegant