nick-nack
Britishnoun
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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 John Galt
Everything became a nick-nack in this curious room.
From Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices by Charles Dickens
An old man conspicuous by his civilian clothes wandered about the yard here and there, picking up some stray implement or nick-nack, hanging it up on a wall or placing it carefully aside.
From "And they thought we wouldn't fight" by Floyd Gibbons
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 Ernest Alfred Vizetelly
It was a beautiful room we were in, all jalousied and curtained, all thoroughly tropical in appearance, while every nick-nack around us was mother’s—her work-box, writing-desk, books, everything.
From Wild Life in the Land of the Giants A Tale of Two Brothers by Gordon Stables
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