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fripperies

noun

Meaning

  1. Ostentation, as in fancy clothing.
  2. Useless things; trifles.
  3. Cast-off clothes.
  4. The trade or traffic in old clothes.
  5. The place where old clothes are sold.
  6. Hence: secondhand finery; cheap and tawdry decoration; affected elegance.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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