bric-a-brac

n.
Small, usually ornamental objects valued for their antiquity, rarity, originality, or sentimental associations.

[French bric-à-brac, expressive of confusion.]

Pejorative term for Renaissance Revival buildings based on French precedents and overloaded with busy ornament.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: miscellaneous curios
  Synonyms: knickknack, nicknack, knickknackery, whatnot

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - nips, marskandiservare

Nederlands (Dutch)
prullaria

Français (French)
n. - bric-à-brac

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schnickschnack

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μπιμπελό

Italiano (Italian)
cianfrusaglia, ninnoli, chincaglierie

Português (Portuguese)
n. - quinquilharias (f pl), bricabraque (m)

Русский (Russian)
безделушки

Español (Spanish)
n. - cachivaches, baratijas, chuchería

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kuriosa, mindre värdefulla antikviteter

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
小古董, 小古玩

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 小古董, 小古玩

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 골동품

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 骨董品, こまごました装飾品

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) خردوات و قطع غير ذات قيمه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חפצי נוי קטנים‬

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