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frippery

frip·per·y [ fríppəree ] (plural frip·per·ies)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. article worn for show: a showy item of clothing or an adornment worn for display or effect

2. ostentation: pretentious display or showiness

3. something trifling: something of little value or importance

[Mid-16th century. < French friperie< Old French frepe "rag, old clothes"]
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