keepsaken.
/ˈkiːpseɪk/, U.S. /ˈkipˌseɪk/ a. Anything kept or given to be kept for the sake of, or in remembrance of, the giver. spec. the name given to certain literary annuals consisting of collections of verse, prose, and illustrations, common in the early part of the nineteenth century; so called as being designed for gifts.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > memory > reminder, putting in mind > [noun] > keepsake, souvenir
tokenc1385
remembrance1424
memory?c1425
memoranda1450
remembrancer1593
momento1600
relic1611
memorandum1679
memento1768
souvenir1776
keepsake1790
ricordo1821
a present from ——1853
society > leisure > the arts > literature > a written composition > a compilation > [noun] > collection intended as gift
keepsake1790
1790 F. Burney Diary Apr. (1842) V. 101 She sent me a little neat pocket volume, which I accept..as just the keep-sake [etc.].
1794 A. Radcliffe Myst. of Udolpho III. i. 6 A beautiful new sequin, that Ludovico gave me for a keep-sake.
1861 Sat. Rev. 7 Dec. 587 She pulls out a pair of scissors, and cuts out a patch as a keepsake.
1862 G. W. Thornbury Life J. M. W. Turner I. 249 About 1824, the frivolous keepsake mania..gave an impetus to modern art. Keepsakes are said to have originated in an idea suggested by Mr. Alaric Watts.
1885 R. Buchanan Annan Water iv Take the money and buy yourself a keepsake to remind you of me.
b. attributive; spec. Having the inane prettiness of faces depicted in a keepsake volume; having the namby-pamby literary style of such books.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adjective] > pretty > inanely pretty
keepsake1839
dolly1853
dollish1865
society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > weakness or feebleness > [adjective] > feebly sentimental
snivelling1673
namby-pamby1733
namby-pambical1761
treacly1800
namby-pambyish1825
keepsaky1871
soapy1889
keepsake1898
lipsticky1931
corny1932
gloppy1976
1839 W. M. Thackeray in Corsair (N.Y.) 26 Oct. 522/1 A book on Versailles with numerous engravings in the Keepsake fashion.
1848 (title) Keepsake Gift Book of Tales and Poetry.
1895 H. Aïdé Elizabeth's Pretenders 199 With the faintest touch of rouge..and her keepsake air, she felt herself to be irresistible.
1898 Daily Chron. 8 Oct. 4/7 ‘Eyes raised towards heaven are always fine eyes’ may have a sort of ‘keepsake’ prettiness, but is really not common sense.
Derivatives
ˈkeepsaky adj. of the style of the compositions or illustrations in a keepsake volume.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > weakness or feebleness > [adjective] > feebly sentimental
snivelling1673
namby-pamby1733
namby-pambical1761
treacly1800
namby-pambyish1825
keepsaky1871
soapy1889
keepsake1898
lipsticky1931
corny1932
gloppy1976
1871 ‘G. Eliot’ in J. W. Cross George Eliot's Life III. 145 That keepsakey, impossible face which Maclise gave him [Dickens].
1891 Daily News 26 Dec. 3/1 The more smooth and keepsaky style [of illustration].
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