Definition of Frothery

1. mere froth [n FROTHERIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Frothery

frosts
frostweed
frostweeds
frostwork
frostworks
frostwort
frosty
froterer
froth
froth at the mouth
froth pack
frothed
frother
frothers
frothery (current term)
frothier
frothiest
frothily
frothiness
frothinesses
frothing
frothingly
frothless
froths
frothy
frots
frottages
frotted

Literary usage of Frothery

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Thomas Carlyle: A History of His Life in London, 1834-1881 by James Anthony Froude (1884)
"... and bearded figures already grow frequent on the streets; 'all nations' crowding to us with their so-called industry or ostentatious frothery. ..."

2. Thomas Carlyle; a History of His Life in London, 1834-1881: A History of His by James Anthony Froude (1884)
"... and bearded figures already grow fre- 'luent on the streets; 'all nations' crowding to us willi their so-called industry or ostentatious frothery. ..."

3. Transcripts and Studies by Edward Dowden, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Thomas Carlyle (1888)
"... "and bearded figures already grow frequent on the streets ; ' all nations' crowding to us with their so-called industry or ostentatious frothery. ..."

4. Wit and Wisdom of Samuel Johnson by Samuel Johnson (1888)
"Carlyle himself in his journal mocks at “all nations” crowding to us with their so-called industry or ostentatious frothery'.' Johnson's nature was wider ..."

5. The Library Magazine (1887)
"... "and bearded figures already grow frequent on the streets; 'all nations' crowding to us with their so-called industry or ostentatious frothery. ..."

6. Studien zur englischen Philologie (1899)
"... so-called industry or ostentatious frothery. 79. The Judengasse, grimmest section of the Middle Ages and their ..."

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