† finnimbrunn.
Obsolete. rare.
A trifle, a gimcrack.
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the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [noun] > that which is unimportant > insubstantial > showy or fanciful but insubstantial
gewgaw?c1225
frivolc1450
whim-whama1529
jim-jamc1540
trickc1550
flamfew1574
ribaldry1594
bubble1598
kickshawa1616
fairy money1616
foolation1628
fingle-fanglea1652
trangama1658
tinsel1660
gingerbread1664
finnimbrun1676
gimcrack1676
knacka1677
tawdrum1680
knick-knack1682
trantlum1768
knick-knacket1793
folderol1820
jigamaree1824
novelty1840
fool's gold1870
flapdoodle1877
fal-lal1902
1676 I. Walton in I. Walton et al. Universal Angler i. xxi. 263 He saw Ribbins, and Looking-glasses..and Hobbyhorses..and all the other finnimbruns that make a compleat Country Fair.
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