From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishfripperyfrip‧pe‧ry /ˈfrɪpəri/ noun (plural fripperies) [countable usually plural] NEEDan unnecessary and useless object or decoration
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frippery• Still think of perfume as a frivolous frippery?• Hotel managers refused to install cable TV and other fripperies that would distract clients from gambling.Origin frippery (1500-1600) French friperie “old clothes or pieces of cloth”, from Medieval Latin faluppa “piece of dried grass” 