noun

• An object displayed or intended for display as an ornament.

  ‘For street fashion and younger boutiques - plus antiques and bijoux objets - head for the pedestrianised area around Via dei Fiori Chiari (by the Brera museum) and its northern extension in Via Solferino.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘The exhibition itself comprised a well-stocked tour of Art Deco objets from the Paris exposition des arts decoratifs in 1925 onwards - it features some incredible pieces.’
  • ‘Certain desirable objets such as old roof tiles, an ancient cartwheel, a granite water trough and other items we hardly thought of as portable disappeared one by one from the building site.’
  • ‘The Leith loft might be a vista of bleached oak, spine-injuring Italian seating and objets so minimalist they were invisible to the naked eye.’
  • ‘Inside, it's a treasure trove of elaborate furnishings and finely worked objets shipped out from Europe with little regard to cost.’

  Synonyms

  ornament, novelty, gewgaw, piece of bric-a-brac, bibelot, trinket, trifle, bauble, gimcrack, bagatelle, curio, curiosity, plaything, toy