worthless+finery
11knickknack — n gewgaw, gimcrack, Inf. whimwham, bauble, trinket, doodad, bagatelle, trifle, kickshaw, brummagem, toy, plaything; gaud, showy ornament, spangle, sequin, tinsel, clinquant; worthless finery, frippery, Archaic. trumpery, junk; bric a brac,… …
12trumpery — /ˈtrʌmpəri / (say trumpuhree) noun (plural trumperies) 1. something showy but of little intrinsic value; worthless finery; useless stuff. 2. rubbish; nonsense. –adjective 3. showy but unsubstantial or useless; of little or no value; trifling;… …
13Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
14Polis and its culture (The) — The polis and its culture Robin Osborne INTRODUCTION ‘We love wisdom without becoming soft’, Thucydides has the Athenian politician Pericles claim, using the verb philosophein.1 Claims to, and respect for, wisdom in archaic Greece were by no… …
15The Love Suicides at Amijima — ( Shinjū Ten no Amijima or Shinjūten no Amijima 心中天網島) is a domestic play ( sewamono ) by Japanese playwright Chikamatsu Monzaemon. Originally written for the jōruri puppet theatre, it was adapted into kabuki shortly after its premiere. The play… …
16tinsel — I. n. Frippery, finery, gewgaw, tawdriness, spangle, glitter, paste, pinchbeck, worthless ornament. II. a. Showy, glittering, gaudy, specious, garish, flaunting, flashy, superficial, worthless …
17trumpery — noun Etymology: Middle English (Scots) trompery deceit, from Middle French, from tromper to deceive Date: 15th century 1. a. worthless nonsense b. trivial or useless articles ; junk < a wagon loaded with household trumpery Washington Irving > 2.… …
18Cato the Elder — Marcus Porcius Cato Maior, Cato the Elder Marcus Porcius Cato[1] (234 BC, Tusculum – 149 BC) was a Roman statesman, commonly referred to as Censorius (the Censor), Sapiens (the Wise), Priscus (the Ancient), or Major, Cato the El …
19Humphrey Gilbert — Sir Humphrey Gilbert (c. 1539 ndash; 9 September 1583) GILBERT (Gylberte, Jilbert), SIR HUMPHREY (history), Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online , University of Toronto, 2005 05 02, webpage: [http://www.biographi.ca/EN/ShowBio.asp?BioId=34374… …
20United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
