frippery
The origin and history of frippery.
Etymology
Came into English from French friperie, from Old French fripier ("to rub up and down, to wear into rags"). Compare fripper.
The origin and history of frippery.
Came into English from French friperie, from Old French fripier ("to rub up and down, to wear into rags"). Compare fripper.
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