FRIPPERY


Meaning of FRIPPERY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfri-p(ə-)rē ]

noun

( 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.