Nonsensical talk or writing.
Ornamental objects of no great value.
1 Some cases of trumpery rosaries were found and dispatched the same way.
2 This trumpery business with the cigarette revolutionised my whole feelings towards Boyce.
3 Poor boy, his wife has quite forgotten him and his trumpery love.
4 Well, there's been a lot of trouble over a trumpery wooden idol.
5 What does he do with all his rhetorical trumpery at such times?
6 What had I, Pratolungo's widow, to do with this trumpery family entanglement?
7 Almost at the same instant the woman in her trumpery saw him too.
8 The civic and legal trumpery was of course made to kick the beam.
9 For I heartily despised all that fustian trumpery of the age.
10 Once, twice; will you take this check in exchange for your trumpery snuff-box?
11 It is painted on a little trumpery fan- ameresquare foot of silk.
12 We bought some of their wooden trumpery , and likewise a watch for U--.
13 He is too high-minded for so trumpery a matter to weigh with him.
14 These consisted of several round-looking stones, two deer's heads, and other inferior trumpery .
15 A truth which only glideth into fine ears, he calleth falsehood and trumpery .
16 There was a trumpery idle fellow always loitering at Littleworthy, and playing croquet.
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