мишура — meaning in English

English meaning

• frippery noun Ostentation, as in fancy clothing.
• gewgaw noun A showy trifle, a toy; a showy trinket, ornament or decoration.
• tinsel noun Thin, shiny strips of metallic material used as festive decoration, especially draped over Christmas trees.

Senses

мишура is used for these senses in English:

• frippery Useless things; trifles.
• gewgaw A showy trifle, a toy; a showy trinket, ornament or decoration. [from 15th c.]
• tinsel A thin, shiny foil for ornamental purposes which is of a material made of metal or resembling metal; especially, narrow glittering strips of such a material, often strung on to thread, and traditionally at Christmastime draped on Christmas trees, hung from balustrades or ceilings, or wrapped around objects as a decoration.

frippery — full definition

1. noun Ostentation, as in fancy clothing.
2. noun Useless things; trifles.
3. noun Cast-off clothes.
4. noun The trade or traffic in old clothes.

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