frippery
noun
frip·pery
ˈfri-p(ə-)rē 
plural fripperies
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
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Examples of frippery in a Sentence
The design is simple and devoid of needless frippery.
dressed in their most elegant frippery for the big gala at the symphony
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The British actor, almost as a counterpoint to the Nantucket frippery on display in the adaptation of Elin Hilderbrand’s chart-topping beach read, can now be found on the stage of the prestigious Almeida Theatre in Islington, North London.
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Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024
None of the 95 rooms at this palatial property, which first opened in the 1860s, is the same, and the decor is an eccentric mishmash that combines every era since then, from Victorian fripperies to sinuously streamlined Art Nouveau.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 10 July 2024
Again, this could be all down to the writing, to the show’s expanding storylines and self-conscious frippery.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 21 May 2024
Forget five-star fripperies like the big TV, the room service menu, the chocolate on the pillow - though a coffee machine and a bottle of Asturian wine would certainly be nice.
—Paul Richardson, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Apr. 2024
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Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2024
None of the 95 rooms at this palatial property, which first opened in the 1860s, is the same, and the decor is an eccentric mishmash that combines every era since then, from Victorian fripperies to sinuously streamlined Art Nouveau.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 10 July 2024
Again, this could be all down to the writing, to the show’s expanding storylines and self-conscious frippery.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 21 May 2024
Forget five-star fripperies like the big TV, the room service menu, the chocolate on the pillow - though a coffee machine and a bottle of Asturian wine would certainly be nice.
—Paul Richardson, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Apr. 2024
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“Frippery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frippery. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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frippery
noun
frip·pery
ˈfrip-(ə-)rē
plural fripperies
1
: showy or elegant clothing
2
: something that is not necessary, not serious, or not important
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