tchotchke
noun[C]
USinformaluk/ˈtʃɒtʃ.kə/us/ˈtʃɑːtʃ.ki/asmalldecorativeobject:
小玩意儿，不值钱的装饰品My grandma'shousewasfulloffigurinesand other tchotchkes.我奶奶家里到处都是小雕像和其他小玩意儿。
Synonym
knick-knack
decorations or a decoration
- decorationIt's time to put away the Christmas decorations.
- ornamentationThe artifacts included a gold bracelet with beaded ornamentation.
- adornmentShe wore no adornments except for a small watch.
- embellishmentThe building is plain, avoiding all unnecessary embellishments.
- trimmingI want a plain black cardigan with no trimmings.
- trimI like that tan sofa with the bright blue trim.
Objects - general words
- Americana
- artefact
- blank
- column
- conversation piece
- curio
- entity
- ephemera
- extrusion
- forensics
- gewgaw
- non-abstract
- object
- phenomenon
- piece
- shape
- snow globe
- such and such
- thang
- thing
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