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  • noun Plural form of knickknack.

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Examples

  • Also included in the knickknacks was a list containing dozens of names of people who have previously discovered the box and its bounty of curios as part of a 24/7 worldwide technology-assisted scavenger hunt known as geocaching.

    Tahoe Daily Tribune - Top Stories 2009

  • Remove items that collect dust, such as knickknacks, tabletop ornaments, books and magazines.

    All MayoClinic.com Topics 2009

  • Remove items that collect dust, such as knickknacks, tabletop ornaments, books and magazines.

    All MayoClinic.com Topics 2009

  • Beyond an oaken dressing-table, with an orderly litter of combs and brushes and dainty feminine knickknacks, there was no sign of its being used as a bedroom.

    Chapter XVIII 2010

  • What knickknacks there were, were in harmony with the natural, the nautical.

    gracieux - French Word-A-Day 2009

  • The shelves, the drawers, the knickknacks, then you start adding larger stuff.

    2010 January 2010

  • The thriving garden includes photos of about 250 victims, and it's filled with angels and knickknacks and personal mementos.

    In Death, They've Become Larger Than Life Sumathi Reddy 2011

  • There is a distinct lack of grandmotherly clutter—no knickknacks, no lace doilies, no miniature teacups with depictions of the Seven Wonders of the World.

    Ten Miles Past Normal Frances O’Roark Dowell 2011

  • She also buys all sorts of knickknacks when she travels with her family or clients, from New Orleans to Oaxaca, Mexico.

    Parties That Throw Themselves Katherine Rosman 2011

  • Bookshelves lined the walls, crammed with books and knickknacks.

    Master of Mirrors Amanda Marrone 2011

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