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foppery [ˈfɒpərɪ] n pl -peries the clothes, affectations, obsessions, etc., of or befitting a fop How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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There was certainly no harm in his travelling sixteen miles twice over on such an errand; but there was an air of foppery and nonsense in it which she could not approve. The interval had not entirely been bestowed in holding council with his confederates, for De Bracy had found leisure to decorate his person with all the foppery of the times. Robson, the scorner of the female sex, was not above the foppery of stays. |
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