Those pieces of furniture, china or some knickknack spoke to who they were.
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Winners will receive a Travel section knickknack, doodad or gewgaw.
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Fairy figurines fill a knickknack shelf, and paintings of fairies hang from the soft-toned walls.
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While you're at it, rethink any knickknack smaller than your head.
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You'll enjoy it a lot more than some crystal knickknack that will be immediately consigned to the cupboard.
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Collectibles are displayed on small knickknack shelves.
From the courier-journal.com
They sit on countless desktops and knickknack shelves.
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This frame is not so much a family-photo knickknack as a portal to an external web of visual delights.
From the nytimes.com
So is Taipei 101, a giant knickknack of a building that pushes the Postmodern idea to the edge of kitsch.
From the time.com
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A small inexpensive mass-produced article
Bric-a-brac: miscellaneous curios
Knick Knack is a computer animated Pixar short film released in 1989, and was directed by John Lasseter. It was the last pre-Toy Story short and the first one to be originally shot in 3D .
Knickknack is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe.
A small article usually intended for decoration or ornament.