10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FRIPPET»
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frippet in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
frippet and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang
It was like the swine of a man to use such a word for what he and Edwards would
have called a bit of a frippet (1945). [Origin unknown.] fritz noun orig and mainly
US 1 to put on the fritz (also to put the fritz on) to spoil, destroy, put a stop to.
John Ayto, John Simpson, 2010
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Words and Their Meaning
In the case of fribble and frippet, the editors must have decided that they are
unusual or rare lexemes, though they are not marked as such in CED. The
headwords contained in the Concise but not in the Pocket are as follows: [3]
fricandeau ...
However, once round the buoy he shook out to full sail for the run to the finishing
line, and had this run been fifty yards longer he would have regained his third
place, but Frippet held him back, leading him over the line by half a length, ...
to the instantaneous photograph, which captures only the incidental and
inessential, was widespread at the time. E. Frippet dedicated his study La
Pratique de la Photographie Instantanée par les appareils à main to Londe, his
advisor and ...
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The Visitation of the County of Yorke: Begun in a ̊Dn̄i ...
Steeton Willm Garford. » Slaidburne .... John Marsden. Strafford & Tickhill .
Attercliff .... Nich. Shircliff. i, Doncaster .... Mr. Webster. „ Darfeild Mr. Dixson. »
Barnshall .... Benjn Watts. i, Eccleshall .... Hen. Bright. >, Hansworth .... Mr. Frippet
.
Sir William Dugdale, 1859
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The Visitation of the Country of Yorke: Begun in A.D. ...
Warde. Josiah Warde. Robt Glover. Antho. Booth. Henry Marsden. John Coates.
Willm Garford. John Marsden. Nich. Shircliif. Mr. Webster. Mr. Dixson. Benjn
Watts. Hen. Bright. Mr. Frippet. Thos Marshall. Mr. Burrows. John Hyman. Mr.
Forster.
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Journals of the House of Commons
26 August 1699, Robert Frippet in} 20 of Corda e the same Ship - - - - g ' Hugh
flfason, Collector pro Customer. Geo. St. Quintin, pro Comptroller. Ordered, That
the said Accounts do lieupon the Table, to be perused by the Members of this ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1803
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Journals of the House of Commons
26_ August 1699, Robert Frippet in} 20 of Cordaoa the same Ship - - . - - '' Hugh
Jllason, Collector pro Customer. Geo. St. Quintin, pro Comptroller. Ordered, That
the said Accounts do lie upon the Table, to be perused by the Members of this ...
Great Britain House of Commons, 1803
True enough, my semblance is one of stateliness and refinement, rather than a
simpering teasing coquetry, as might be practised by some paltry little frippet, all
paste and perfume and amorous contortion. But surely any gentleman of ...
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An Excursion to Margate: In the Month of June, 1786: ...
Then do you, whose ingenuity administers to the supposed wants of the rich,
forbear to envy the titled harradan and lordly frippet, whose pay rolls on in
unmeaning parade, cursing an unlucky card, or a lucky courtier, be-civilling a
friend and an ...
5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FRIPPET»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
frippet is used in the context of the following news items.
Runners won't stop on Key Biscayne to Key West relay
THE MOON IS FRIPPET YOU'RE RUNNING ALONG THE WATER. IT'S AN AMAZINGLY PEACE OF RUN. Reporter: ALL LEVELS OF ABILITY ... «Local 10, Feb 15»
New scam seen at South Florida gas pumps
Reporter: YOU HEARD FRIPPET DEVICE STEALS YOUR CREDIT CARD AND DEBIT CARD INFORMATION AS WELL AS YOUR PIN BY ... «Local 10, Nov 14»
Kirstie Alley weight loss: Former DWTS's contestant looks …
Freda Frippet, Frimpley, 3 years ago. Does the DM know the meaning of 'svelte'? Hmmm? She looks good, but she's still over weight and ... «Daily Mail, Nov 11»
Why Mary Portas is on a mission against mumsiness
Freda Frippet, Frimpley, 3 years ago. I like Mary, and her style, but a lot of the items featured in this collection would make me look truly frumpy. «Daily Mail, Sep 11»
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Frippet (noun) - A flighty young woman prone to showing off. Could be used for the vast majority of contestants on Big Brother. Charley, Bristol. «BBC News, Oct 08»
