Associations to the word «Frippery»
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Wiktionary
FRIPPERY, noun. Ostentation, as in fancy clothing.
FRIPPERY, noun. Useless things; trifles.
FRIPPERY, noun. (obsolete) Cast-off clothes.
FRIPPERY, noun. (obsolete) The trade or traffic in old clothes.
FRIPPERY, noun. (obsolete) The place where old clothes are sold.
FRIPPERY, noun. Hence: secondhand finery; cheap and tawdry decoration; affected elegance.
Dictionary definition
FRIPPERY, noun. Something of little value or significance.
Wise words
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genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's
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