found object
noun
a natural or manufactured object that is perceived as being aesthetically satisfying and exhibited as such.
Nearby words
foulness, fouls, foumart, found, found art, found object, found poem, foundation, foundation day, foundation garment, foundation stone
Origin of found object
1955–60; translation of French objet trouvé
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