| 单词 | bric-a-brackery |
| 释义 | > as lemmasˈbric-a-brackery ˈbric-a-brackery n. (also bric-a-braquerie) items of bric-a-brac collectively; (also) the activity of collecting bric-a-brac; trade in bric-a-brac. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > [noun] > bric-a-brac bric-a-brac1830 bric-a-brackery1858 1858 Money Bag No. 2. 75 He gave foolish prices for pictures and statues, and was insanely fond of all sorts of bricabraquerie. 1968 H. J. Hunt tr. H. de Balzac Cousin Pons vi. 61 This Rémonencq, who..had promoted himself to the status of dealer in curiosities, was..well aware of Pons's standing in bric-à-braquerie. 2002 Boston Irish Reporter 30 Apr. 10 The stained sweatshirts, the medals, the bits and pieces of desperate bric-a-brackery that is all that is left of the thousands who died. < as lemmas |
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