nick-nack
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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A few plausible talking fellows created a buzz in the room, and the merits of some paltry nick-nack of mechanism or science was discussed.
From The Ayrshire Legatees, or, the Pringle family by Galt, John
May sat down and fidgeted with a nick-nack on the table.
From Quisanté by Hope, Anthony
We were asked to bestow any little trinket or nick-nack exposed to view.
From Across Asia on a Bicycle by Allen, Thomas Gaskell
Huge, substantial, almost severe of aspect, it had all the importance of a palace compared to its neighbour, the dwelling of the artist, who was obliged to limit himself to a fanciful nick-nack.
From His Masterpiece by Vizetelly, Ernest Alfred
Everything became a nick-nack in this curious room.
From Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices by Dickens, Charles
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