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knickknackatory

knickknackatory noun: a collection of knick-knacks.

Noun

knickknackatory (plural knickknackatories)

  1. (rare) A collection of knick-knacks.
    • But as I knovv he has judgment in nick-knackatories, and even as much as I wiſh him in what is called taſte, I intend to compliment him with leaving all to him, and reſolve to be ſatisfied with vvhatever he does.1753 (indicated as 1754), [Samuel Richardson], “Letter XXX. Lady G. In Continuation.”, in The History of Sir Charles Grandison. […], volume IV, London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by C. Hitch...
    • A great glass-fronted cabinet, reaching almost the ceiling, stored his knickknackatory, the objects of interest collected on his travels.2014, Robert J. Lloyd, The Bloddless Boy

Forms of knickknackatory

pluralknickknackatories
alternative formnick-nackatory

Questions about knickknackatory

What does knickknackatory mean?
Knickknackatory means a collection of knick-knacks.
What part of speech is knickknackatory?
Knickknackatory is a noun.
What is the plural of knickknackatory?
The plural of knickknackatory is knickknackatories.

Words near knickknackatory in the dictionary

  1. knickies
  2. knicking
  3. knicking off
  4. knickknack
  5. knickknackatories
  6. knickknackatory
  7. knickknacked
  8. knickknackery
  9. knickknacks
  10. knickknacky
  11. knickpoint

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