frou-frou vs garnet

frou-frou

noun
  • A rustling sound, particularly the rustling of a large silk dress. 

adj
  • Liable to create the sound of rustling cloth, similar to 19th-century dresses. 

  • Unimportant, silly, useless. 

  • Highly ornamented, overly elaborate; excessively girly. 

verb
  • To move with the sound of rustling dresses. 

garnet

noun
  • A dark red color, like that of the gemstone. 

  • A hard transparent mineral that is often used as gemstones and abrasives. 

  • A tackle for hoisting cargo in or out. 

adj
  • Of a dark red colour. 

verb
  • To shred (twisted wool fiber, rags, etc.) so that it can be reused. 

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