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Etymology

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trail +‎ -ery

Noun

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trailery (countable and uncountable, plural traileries)

  1. Material or ornamentation with a trailing design or effect.
    • 1903, The Smart Set (volume 10, page 49)
      [] traileries swished around the parquet of the gallery to the room nearest the staircase, and her little, high-heeled mules tick-tacked sleepy footsteps.
    • 1980, Jane Hollingworth, Collecting Decanters, page 98:
      [] a trailery of rose buds and leaves carved out of triple-layered coloured glass.