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1
a small object displayed for its attractiveness or interest
- a display case in the antiques shop filled with costume jewelry and various kickshaws from the 1920s
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- bijouterie,
- bric-a-brac,
- gimcrackery,
- trinketry,
- trumpery,
- virtu
- (or vertu)
- figurine,
- objet d'art
- (also objet),
- ornament
2
something that is pleasing to eat because it is rare or a luxury
- the company's holiday party always features an array of artfully confected kickshaws
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The first known use of kickshaw was in 1597
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