Meaning & use

bric-a-brac

noun·Advanced

A collection of small, decorative objects of little value, often displayed together on shelves.

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The antique shop was crowded with bric-a-brac like porcelain figurines and old tin boxes.

Grandma's mantelpiece was covered in bric-a-brac collected from decades of travel.

A note on using this word

Bric-a-brac is uncountable and always treated as singular, even though it refers to many small items.

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