as in ornamental
a small object displayed for its attractiveness or interest
shelves cluttered with tchotchkes from a lifetime of vacations
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Recent Examples of tchotchke
The shop carries clothing and accessories from the 30s to the 90s, as well as housewares, tchotchkes and vintage musical instruments.
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Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
The modest three-bedroom apartment with expansive views of the Hudson River was half-cleared, yet still somehow crammed with books, papers, photographs, awards and tchotchkes.
—Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
TikTok users ran to do this to their own bags, but what began as a way to display interesting tchotchkes coalesced into an aesthetic that’s now available for purchase on Amazon, Temu, and Shein.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 9 Jan. 2025
Thanks to Jane Birkin’s influence, adorning your handbag with tchotchkes and trinkets is a stylish way to personalize it.
—Sarah Zendejas, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2024
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Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
The modest three-bedroom apartment with expansive views of the Hudson River was half-cleared, yet still somehow crammed with books, papers, photographs, awards and tchotchkes.
—Jennifer Schuessler, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
TikTok users ran to do this to their own bags, but what began as a way to display interesting tchotchkes coalesced into an aesthetic that’s now available for purchase on Amazon, Temu, and Shein.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 9 Jan. 2025
Thanks to Jane Birkin’s influence, adorning your handbag with tchotchkes and trinkets is a stylish way to personalize it.
—Sarah Zendejas, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tchotchke
Noun
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Multipurpose nasturtiums can be grown for their edible flowers and leaves, or enjoyed as pollinator-friendly ornamentals.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 Mar. 2025
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Otherwise, use of a fungicide labeled for rust control on ornamentals would be helpful.—
Tom MacCubbin,
Orlando Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Looking for some spooky souvenirs to bring back home?—
Samantha Neely,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
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On your drive, stop in the iconic Rain Barrell Village to buy kitschy souvenirs or handcrafted pieces from local artisans.—
Lisa A. Beach,
Southern Living,
30 Mar. 2025
Noun
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If a book doesn’t catch your eye, a knickknack probably will.—
Brianna Taylor,
Sacramento Bee,
14 Mar. 2025
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For a piece in this week’s issue, Helfand speaks with all parties involved, and even visits Elvis in his current resting place, amid dusty knickknacks and towering piles of junk in an office behind a mechanic’s garage.—
Hannah Jocelyn,
The New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2025
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Distinguished by its lack of ornament, the building overlooks historic Michaelerplatz.—
Hannah Martin,
Architectural Digest,
25 Mar. 2025
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The ornaments were first in Spiegel’s catalog and offered wholesale to retailers Kress, Woolworth’s and Eagle’s throughout the country.—
Catherine Muccigrosso,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Mar. 2025
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Words that foiled spellers included chrysal, athanor, cloxacillin, heliconius, torticollis, platylepadid and gewgaw, and at one point judges had to review a video replay to determine whether a speller said the letter I or Y.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
9 July 2021
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And how nice to see Cynthia Erivo — to really see the woman and not have her overwhelmed by an elaborate mishmash of ruffles and gewgaws.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
6 Jan. 2020
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“Tchotchke.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tchotchke. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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