Finery.
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释义 | the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > [noun] > cheap or gaudy (56) bawdrya1529 Finery. bravery1563 concrete. Finery, fine clothes; = Scottish braws (braw, n.). fangle1583 A fantastic, foppish, or silly contrivance; a piece of finery; foppery, fuss. Obs. flaunt1590 Something used to make a show; showy dress, finery. Obsolete. gaudery1597 Gaudy or showy decoration, ostentatious show; finery, fine clothes; also, a fine or gaudy thing, a piece of finery. trumperya1616 ‘Something of less value than it seems’; hence, ‘something of no value; trifles’ (Johnson)… Showy but unsubstantial apparel; worthless finery. ginger-work1631 = gingerbread work n. at gingerbread, n. adj.compounds 3. frippery1637 Finery in dress, esp. tawdry finery; an example of this, an article of fashionable attire. Also, transferred tawdry ornamentation in general. finery1647 Expensive or ostentatious clothes or decoration. Also as a count noun (in plural). tawdrya1680 Cheap and pretentious finery. tawdrum1680 A tawdry decoration. tinsey1685 Tinsel (see tinsel, n.3 adj.). flappet1728 A little flap (flap, n. 4b and 5); also in plural finery, fallals. gingerbread work1748 (originally Nautical) the carved and gilded decorations of a ship; (later more generally) any architectural or other ornament of an elaborate… tinsel1782 Very thin plates or sheets, spangles, strips, or threads, originally of gold or silver, later of copper, brass, or some gold- or silver-coloured… fallalery1824 Tawdry finery, gaudy ornament; fripperies, knick-knacks (also in plural in same sense). Also: trifling, fooling around. tinselry1830 Showy and tawdry material or ornamentation. figgery1841 Dressy ornament. flaring1881 concrete in plural. Gaudy or showy trimmings. rare. Subcategories:— goods (1) — gewgaw or trinket (36) |
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