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trinketry

/ˈtɹɪŋkɪtɹi/

trinketry noun: ornaments of dress; trinkets, collectively.

Noun

trinketry (countable and uncountable, plural trinketries)

  1. (dated) Ornaments of dress; trinkets, collectively.
    • Nor trinketry on front or neck or breast.1810, Robert Southey, The Curse of Kehama

Forms of trinketry

pluraltrinketries

Origin of trinketry

From trinket + -ry.

Questions about trinketry

What does trinketry mean?
Trinketry means ornaments of dress; trinkets, collectively.
What part of speech is trinketry?
Trinketry is a noun.
How do you pronounce trinketry?
Trinketry is pronounced /ˈtɹɪŋkɪtɹi/.
What is the plural of trinketry?
The plural of trinketry is trinketries.

Words near trinketry in the dictionary

  1. trinketized
  2. trinketizes
  3. trinketizing
  4. trinketlike
  5. trinketries
  6. trinketry
  7. trinkets
  8. trinkety
  9. trinkilo
  10. trinkilos
  11. trinkle

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