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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In one gallery, among display cases filled with little drawings, tchotchkes, and childhood ephemera, Mesler has placed a desk and a sofa.
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Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 3 July 2024
For all the biochemical tchotchkes of Walt Spangler’s big-statement set—center stage is encased in a floor-to-ceiling column of fine netting, inside which most of the play’s action occurs—Douglas isn’t primarily concerned with the nitty-gritty of restorative apiculture.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2024
Dozens of vendors hawking art, food and tourist tchotchkes crowded the bridge’s Manhattan approaches until they were cleared out under the new city regulation, which was first proposed in October.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2024
With an emphasis on art and jewelry, the shop sells rare collectibles and tchotchkes as special as their ambiance.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2023
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Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 3 July 2024
For all the biochemical tchotchkes of Walt Spangler’s big-statement set—center stage is encased in a floor-to-ceiling column of fine netting, inside which most of the play’s action occurs—Douglas isn’t primarily concerned with the nitty-gritty of restorative apiculture.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2024
Dozens of vendors hawking art, food and tourist tchotchkes crowded the bridge’s Manhattan approaches until they were cleared out under the new city regulation, which was first proposed in October.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2024
With an emphasis on art and jewelry, the shop sells rare collectibles and tchotchkes as special as their ambiance.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2023
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