museum piece

museum piece
Synonyms and related words:
abnormality, anomaly, art object, brainchild, bric-a-brac, classic, composition, conversation piece, creation, curio, curiosity, design, exception, grotesque, improbability, kitsch, master, masterpiece, masterwork, mobile, nonesuch, nude, oddity, old master, pasticcio, pastiche, piece, piece of virtu, prodigiosity, prodigy, rarity, stabile, statue, still life, strange thing, study, virtu, work, work of art

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