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fancy goods

British  

plural noun

  1. small decorative gifts; knick-knacks

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Once upon a time, Tiffany was the name of a person: Charles Lewis Tiffany, who, along with John B. Young, opened a “stationery and fancy goods store” on Broadway in 1837.

From New York Times Nov. 28, 2019

It’s not just the fancy goods that they want, as some see it, but also the connection to modern life that such things represent.

From Washington Post Jul. 4, 2016

Both, as it happens, were attributes prized by Charles Lewis Tiffany, who helped found a store that sold stationery and fancy goods in 1837 with a $1,000 grubstake from his father.

From New York Times Apr. 15, 2015

The stories he tells are Dickens's fancy goods, picked up while he tramped the streets.

From BBC Dec. 13, 2013

French traders went there with fancy goods from New Orleans, and Spanish Dons from the wealthy cities of Central Mexico came there to buy.

From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 2 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

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