keepsaken.

Brit.

/ˈkiːpseɪk/, U.S.

/ˈkipˌseɪk/

Etymology: < keep v. + sake n.¹: compare namesake.

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.

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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.

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