Kickshaw is a noun meaning a fancy dish or a trinket. It comes from a phonetic respelling of the French 'quelque chose' (something).
Kickshaw es un sustantivo que significa un plato elegante o un objeto de fantasía. Proviene de una adaptación fonética del francés 'quelque chose' (algo).
| Front | kickshaw \KIK-shaw\ |
|---|---|
| Back | noun 1. A fancy dish; delicacy. 2. A trinket. [From phonetic respelling of French quelque chose (something) as kickshaws which was treated as a plural and turned into the singular kickshaw. Earliest documented use: 1598.] "I assume it's a gloriously handsome affair ... slices of homemade seed cake and other toothsome kickshaws." - Jonathan Glancey; Mrs Beckett; Building Design (UK); Oct 24, 2008. "A more sophisticated eye might cringe at the odd little kickshaws displayed about the room, but I appreciated the whimsy." - Amanda Stevens; The Prophet; Harlequin; 2012. |
Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.
Next card: Discomfit dis-kuhm-fit verb tr confuse embarrass thwart plans
Previous card: Nestor oil nes-tuhr noun wise man king pylos
Up to card list: Hard English Vocabulary