What does babery mean?
Babery means (obsolete) Finery of a kind to please a child..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(obsolete) Finery of a kind to please a child..
So have I seen trim books in velvet dight, / With golden leaves, and painted babery / Of silly boys, please unacquainted sight.
Use babery when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Babery means (obsolete) Finery of a kind to please a child..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
So have I seen trim books in velvet dight, / With golden leaves, and painted babery / Of silly boys, please unacquainted sight.
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