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bric-a-brac

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bric-a-brac  (brk-brk)
n.
Small, usually ornamental objects valued for their antiquity, rarity, originality, or sentimental associations.
[French bric-à-brac, expressive of confusion.]
bric-a-brac [ˈbrɪkəˌbræk]
n
miscellaneous small objects, esp furniture and curios, kept because they are ornamental or rare
[from French; phrase based on bric piece]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bric-a-brac - miscellaneous curios
knickknackery, nicknack, whatnot, knickknack
curio, curiosity, oddment, peculiarity, rarity, oddity - something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting
bric-a-brac
noun knick-knacks, ornaments, trinkets, baubles, odds and ends, curios, stuff, miscellany, objets d'art (French), gewgaws, bibelots, kickshaws, objects of virtu The rooms are choked with bric-a-brac.
Translations
bric-a-brac [ˈbrɪkəbræk] n → bric-à-brac m
bric-a-brac
n → Nippes m, → Nippsachen pl
bric-a-brac [ˈbrɪkəˌbræk] n no pl → bric-à-brac m inv
bric-a-brac [ˈbrɪkəˌbræk] n no pl → bric-à-brac m inv


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She was carrying an enormous parcel that might have been a bird-cage wrapped in brown paper, and she took it into a bric-a-brac shop and came out without it.
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