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frippery definition

frip·pery (fripər ē)

noun pl. fripperies -·per·ies

  1. cheap, gaudy clothes; tawdry finery
  2. showy display in dress, manners, speech, etc.; affectation of elegance

Etymology: orig., castoff clothes < Fr friperie < OFr freperie < frepe, a rag < ? ML faluppa, a shaving, straw

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