Synonyms for bric-a-brac

Grammar : Noun

Spell : brik-uh-brak

Phonetic Transcription : ˈbrɪk əˌbræk

Définition of bric-a-brac

Origin : 1840, from obsolete French à bric et à brac (16c.) "at random, any old way," a nonsense phrase.

noun curios

Example sentences :

The "home" does not consist in the furniture, the rooms, the bric-a-brac, or the curtains.
Extract from : « The Mother and Her Child » by William S. Sadler

Always remember when you are in Society that bric-a-brac is expensive.
Extract from : « You Should Worry Says John Henry » by George V. Hobart

Spending his money on bric-a-brac like that—and that's not all!
Extract from : « Skippy Bedelle » by Owen Johnson

These houses are as quaint in their antique interiors as a bric-a-brac cabinet.
Extract from : « Duffels » by Edward Eggleston

Theyve sold most of the pictures, china, bric-a-brac and other valuables.
Extract from : « The Sorrows of Satan » by Marie Corelli

We roam over all the world, and pick up our bric-a-brac cheap.
Extract from : « The Ladies Lindores, Vol. 2(of 3) » by Margaret Oliphant

"Oh, just shy some bric-a-brac at him and come home," said Desboro in disgust.
Extract from : « The Business of Life » by Robert W. Chambers

I have the same feeling about pictures, and furniture, and bric-a-brac.
Extract from : « The Imitator » by Percival Pollard

There is, also, other bric-a-brac which has accumulated since I was born there.
Extract from : « Nye and Riley's Wit and Humor (Poems and Yarns) » by Bill Nye

The wandering eyes have caressed the bric-a-brac over and over.
Extract from : « In the Heart of a Fool » by William Allen White

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