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nov•el•ty



Pronunciation: (nov'ul-tē), [key]
—n., pl. -ties,
—adj.

—n.
1. state or quality of being novel, new, or unique; newness: the novelty of a new job.
2. a novel occurrence, experience, or proceeding: His sarcastic witticisms had ceased being an entertaining novelty.
3. an article of trade whose value is chiefly decorative, comic, or the like and whose appeal is often transitory: a store catering to tourists who loaded up with souvenir pennants and other novelties.

—adj.
1. Textiles.
a. (of a weave) consisting of a combination of basic weaves.
b. (of a fabric or garment) having a pattern or design produced by a novelty weave.
c. (of yarn) having irregularities within the fibrous structure.
2. of or pertaining to novelties as articles of trade: novelty goods; novelty items.
3. having or displaying novelties: novelty shop.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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