Affectations of manner and speech are mere frippery. Listeners, saner and more perceptive, know it is solidly beautiful under its fripperies (Atlantic).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
frip|per|ous — «FRIHP uhr uhs», adjective. of little worth; frivolous: »fripperous remarks … Useful english dictionary
frip — frip·per; frip·pery; frip·per·er; … English syllables
per — per·acetic; per·acid; per·act; per·acute; per·alkaline; per·aluminous; per·am·bu·lant; per·am·bu·late; per·am·bu·la·tion; per·am·bu·la·tor; per·am·bu·la·to·ry; per·a·na·kan; per·bend; per·borate; per·bromide; Per·bu·nan; per·ca; per·cale;… … English syllables
fripper — frip·per … English syllables
fripperer — frip·per·er … English syllables
frippery — frip|per|y [ frıpəri ] noun count or uncount something useless but attractive or enjoyable … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
frippery — frip•per•y [[t]ˈfrɪp ə ri[/t]] n. pl. per•ies 1) finery in dress, esp. when showy or gaudy 2) empty display; ostentation 3) gewgaws; trifles • Etymology: 1560–70; < F friperie, OF freperie … From formal English to slang
ER — ER; ab·er·deen; ab·er·do·ni·an; ab·er·rant; ac·cel·er·ate; ag·glom·er·ate; al·lit·er·ate; al·to·geth·er; an·oth·er; an·ti·cho·lin·er·gic; ap·er; ap·prov·er; av·er·age; back·er; back·hand·er; badg·er; bail·er; bark·er; bar·ri·er; bast·er; beak·er; … English syllables
Fripper — Frip per, n. [F. fripier, fr. friper to rumple, fumble, waste.] One who deals in frippery or in old clothes. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fripperer — Frip per*er, n. A fripper. [Obs.] Johnson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
