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BRIC-À-BRAC

\bɹˈɪkabɹˈak], \bɹˈɪkabɹˈak], \b_ɹ_ˈɪ_k_a_b_ɹ_ˈa_k]\

Definitions of BRIC-À-BRAC

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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brik'a-brak, n. old curiosities, or other articles of value. [Acc. to LittrÃ©, formed after the phrase de bric et de broc, 'by hook and by crook.']

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
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