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: one that is out-of-date : a thing of the past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
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Or just the opposite – a thing that was huge back then is a museum piece and doesn't really speak to anything. Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 11 Nov. 2024 The Kurdish forces started the war with little more than vintage Soviet-era T-55 tanks captured from Saddam Hussein’s crumbling army in 2003 and some old artillery pieces from the same period, museum pieces for a modern war. Paul Iddon, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for museum piece 

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 2 Dec. 2024.

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