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ˌknick-ˈknackery, nick-nackery
[f. knick-knack + -ery.]
a. Knick-knacks collectively.
b. A slight or trifling ornament.
c. A fanciful dish or confection, = knick-knack 2.
α1812G. Colman Poet. Vagaries, Lady of Wreck Advt., A short epic poem, stuffed with romantic knick-knackeries. 1813Moore Horace, Odes i. xxxviii, Boy, tell the Cook that I hate all nick-nackeries. 1848Fraser's Mag. XXXVIII. 130 They eagerly collected all sorts of knick-knackery. 1876Mrs. Whitney Sights & Ins. II. xxxi. 588 She took the duster..and went round whisking among knicknackery and books.
β1800Ann. Reg. 2362 Too much drapery, ornament, and various nick-nackery. 1870M. Bridgman R. Lynne II. iii. 58 Nicknackeries from China and Japan. |