Meaning & use
Frippery
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Showy, unnecessary, or superficial ornamentation or finery; also, trivial or nonsensical matters.
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The costume was weighed down with lace, ribbons, and other frippery.
He dismissed the debate over table settings as pointless frippery.
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Originally referred to old or castoff clothing in French, it evolved in English to mean showy, superfluous decoration.
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