单词 | trinketry |
释义 | trinketryn. Trinkets collectively; articles of personal decoration or of ornament viewed as trinkets or toys. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > [noun] > cheap or gaudy > gewgaw or trinket > collectively trifling?1544 trinklement1582 gallantry1687 fegary1724 knick-knackery1801 trinketry1810 feminality1840 foofaraw1848 baublery1850 pretty-prettya1882 slum1929 1810 R. Southey Curse of Kehama xiii. 140 Ear-drop, nor chain, nor arm nor ankle-ring, Nor trinketry on front, or neck, or breast. 1840 W. Irving Early Experiences Ralph Ringwood in Knickerbocker Mag. Aug. 164 In those days there were no country stores in those parts, with their artificial finery and trinketry. 1892 Critic (N.Y.) 23 Jan. 47/2 Plain, entirely accurate, not unmusical prose, unencumbered with the trickery and trinketry required by verse. 1911 F. N. Streatfeild Reminisc. xiii. 147 A General, with much trinketry on his manly bosom. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < n.1810 |
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