Synonyms for keepsake


Grammar : Noun
Spell : keep-seyk
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkipˌseɪk

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Définition of keepsake

Origin :
  • 1790, from keep (v.) + sake; on model of namesake; thus an object kept for the sake of the giver. As an adjective by 1839.
  • noun something precious
Example sentences :
  • "You ought to give it to him as a keepsake," said young Howard, aggressively.
  • Extract from : « In a Steamer Chair and Other Stories » by Robert Barr
  • He even had a watch with a silver chain on which a ring was hanging as a keepsake.
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
  • Little Lorentz gave her his horse as a keepsake, and Asta gave her youngest doll.
  • Extract from : « The Great Hunger » by Johan Bojer
  • He must have stole it for a keepsake when I was kissing him!
  • Extract from : « Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas » by Lloyd Osbourne
  • She hunted over all her treasures, and gave each of the children a keepsake.
  • Extract from : « The Little Girl Lost » by Eleanor Raper
  • Sir Walter, therefore, kept these back, and gave them later to Heath's Keepsake.
  • Extract from : « Sir Walter Scott » by George Saintsbury
  • Also, he took the ruby brooch for a friend—and as a sort of keepsake, you know.
  • Extract from : « Riders of the Silences » by John Frederick
  • The London Keepsake, for 1852, contains an article by Carlyle.
  • Extract from : « The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852 » by Various
  • Won't you take it for a keepsake, dear, to go with your needle-book, you know?
  • Extract from : « Nine Little Goslings » by Susan Coolidge
  • “It was given to me as a keepsake by Miss Jemima,” said I, very quietly.
  • Extract from : « Rattlin the Reefer » by Edward Howard

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