Word of the
Day for Thursday 15th May
2014
Frippery\ FRIP-uh-ree \,
noun;
1. Finery in dress, especially when showy, gaudy, or the like.
2.
Empty display; ostentation.
3.
Gewgaws; trifles.
Quotes:
Like certain writers of our own, Mr. Chapman is so anxious to put off
the frippery of conventional literary diction, that he assumes with undue
readiness the frippery of slang.
-- John Jay Chapman, Emerson and Other Essays , 1898
The first rule of white (lace) club is to steer clear of frippery. Nothing can
make you look like a period-drama extra more than tiers of ruffles or
cream-puff-like sleeves.
- - Meenal Mistry, "How to Wear Spring's White Lace Dresses," The Wall Street
Journal, 2014
Origin:
Frippery is derived from the French frepe meaning "rag." It entered English
in the late 1500’s.
Thanks to: www.dictionary.com
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