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–noun
an ornamental trinket or gimcrack; a bit of bric-a-brac.
Also,
nick⋅nack.
Origin:
1610–20;
gradational compound based on
knack
in obs. sense “toy”
Related forms:
knickknacked,
adjective
knickknacky,
adjective
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knick·knack also nick·nack
(nĭk'nāk')
n. A small ornamental article; a trinket.
[Reduplication of
knack
.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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