museum piece

noun

1
: something preserved in or suitable for a museum
2
: one that is out-of-date : a thing of the past

Examples of museum piece in a Sentence

That old computer will soon be a museum piece. that old wooden ironing board she uses is a museum piece
Recent Examples on the Web When the auction happened, the $20,000 expectation for the Computer Space arcade console turned into a new record for the museum piece at $69,773. New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2024 Likewise, others see their purchases as future museum pieces. Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 20 July 2024 Back on Earth, the iconic garments found new lives as museum pieces, drawing millions to see them at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. Sarah Everts, Scientific American, 1 Apr. 2016 Those things are museum pieces now—the type of fare that haunts the dreams of Indiana Jones. Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 14 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for museum piece 

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Word History

First Known Use

1898, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of museum piece was in 1898

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“Museum piece.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/museum%20piece. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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