museum piece

Someone or something that is particularly aged or old-fashioned (thus likened to something belonging in a museum). Wow, where'd you get this museum piece? Does it even still work? My grannie is a museum piece of the intolerance and bigotry of the 1950s.

museum piece

An elderly or old-fashioned item or person, as in When are you going to sell that museum piece of a car? or Aunt Jane comes from another era-she's a real museum piece. This expression originated about 1900 for an article valuable enough for museum display but began to be used disparagingly from about 1915.

museum piece, a

An old-fashioned or decrepit item or person. Basically this term is a genuine description of an item of value or rarity that was used ironically or pejoratively from about 1915 on. John Galsworthy used it in Swan Song (1928): “The girl and her brother had been museum pieces, two Americans without money to speak of.”

See also: museum

The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer

See also:

museum
museum piece, a
pet
Mrs. Astor's pet horse
Mrs. Astor's plush horse
Astor
in the train of (someone)
look at
look at (someone or something)
Keep your hands to yourself

References in periodicals archive

Liska's goal is not to make a museum piece, but to combine historical accuracy with entertainment.

I'original

With the exception of the lovely, if melancholy, second movement, the Oistrakhs perform the Sinfonia as though it were a museum piece under glass.

Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364; Duo for Violin and Viola in G, K. 423

A veteran Pacific sailor/journalist, whose column in The Honolulu Advertiser spurred the campaign that saved this icon as a museum piece, traces its roles in Hawaiian maritime history as part of the Matson fleet.

The indestructible square-rigger Falls of Clyde; 324 voyages under sail

Charlie had hoped to restore the creaking boat and keep it as museum piece or sell it.

pounds 1 fishing boat sinks owner pounds 30,000 in debt

Blogs appeal to teachers who want to create a lively online presence without having to design and maintain a customized Web site that can quickly become a museum piece if not updated on a regular basis.

Teachers embrace the blogosphere

Consider Electric Cord Piece, 1967 (remade 2003), in which a doubly male electrical cord snakes across the floor to join two female outlets, and My Last Museum Piece (Flies to Honey), a 2003 reconfiguration of a 1969 project that consists of a seven-foot-diameter inflated clear plastic ball whose inside has been smeared with honey and hosts a swarm of tiny flies feeding from its gooey walls.

Eugenia Butler: Ben Maltz Gallery, Otis College of Art & Design

Does your caravan look like a museum piece next to the modern day versions?

CALLING ALL CARAVANNERS!

(The magazine's recent sponsorship of Alexander Cockburn, the world's wittiest and most infuriatingly rigid Marxist journalist, has done nothing to dispel this impression.) Moreover, due to the recent rightward swing of much of the opinion press--most notably at the always au courant offices of its primary competitor, The New Republic--The Nation has earned the reputation in Washington as something of a museum piece, written by bearded Jewish radicals for sixties holdovers and public librarians.

Lord of the gadflies; the Nation is pushy and obnoxious. That's why it's so great

What impression is made on visitors when they have to complete their journey to the town on an overcrowded train from Leeds or a ramshackle museum piece from Wakefield?

Poor rail connections

SPACE Shuttle Endeavour turns Hollywood star yesterday as it finally bows out to become a museum piece.

A star turn by the Shuttle

It''s about time we made this a museum piece and started pressing the Government for a more modern way of crossing the river a this point.

Online views

DISCOVERY ended its career as the world's most-flown spaceship yesterday, returning from orbit for the last time and taking off in a new direction as a museum piece.

Discovery makes final touchdown

But it is no museum piece, instead crammed full of cafes, restaurants and bars, making it one of modern Central Europe''s most vibrant and "happening" places, and one which is especially lively in the evening.

Enchanting Krakow from Bristol Airport

The country in which I grew up; of factories, workshops, mines and mills, is already a museum piece. Mass unemployment of the kind now being experienced is not even a folk memory for the population now facing it.

Politicians will pay for this mess

Left virtually unchanged since the doors closed for business back in 1981 - even then it was a museum piece."

Museum a shining jewel in city's tourism crown

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释义	museum piece museum piece Someone or something that is particularly aged or old-fashioned (thus likened to something belonging in a museum). Wow, where'd you get this museum piece? Does it even still work? My grannie is a museum piece of the intolerance and bigotry of the 1950s. See also: museum, piece Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. museum piece An elderly or old-fashioned item or person, as in When are you going to sell that museum piece of a car? or Aunt Jane comes from another era-she's a real museum piece. This expression originated about 1900 for an article valuable enough for museum display but began to be used disparagingly from about 1915. See also: museum, piece The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. museum piece, a An old-fashioned or decrepit item or person. Basically this term is a genuine description of an item of value or rarity that was used ironically or pejoratively from about 1915 on. John Galsworthy used it in Swan Song (1928): “The girl and her brother had been museum pieces, two Americans without money to speak of.” See also: museum The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: museum museum piece, a pet Mrs. Astor's pet horse Mrs. Astor's plush horse Astor in the train of (someone) look at look at (someone or something) Keep your hands to yourself References in periodicals archive Liska's goal is not to make a museum piece, but to combine historical accuracy with entertainment. I'original With the exception of the lovely, if melancholy, second movement, the Oistrakhs perform the Sinfonia as though it were a museum piece under glass. Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante, K. 364; Duo for Violin and Viola in G, K. 423 A veteran Pacific sailor/journalist, whose column in The Honolulu Advertiser spurred the campaign that saved this icon as a museum piece, traces its roles in Hawaiian maritime history as part of the Matson fleet. The indestructible square-rigger Falls of Clyde; 324 voyages under sail Charlie had hoped to restore the creaking boat and keep it as museum piece or sell it. pounds 1 fishing boat sinks owner pounds 30,000 in debt Blogs appeal to teachers who want to create a lively online presence without having to design and maintain a customized Web site that can quickly become a museum piece if not updated on a regular basis. Teachers embrace the blogosphere Consider Electric Cord Piece, 1967 (remade 2003), in which a doubly male electrical cord snakes across the floor to join two female outlets, and My Last Museum Piece (Flies to Honey), a 2003 reconfiguration of a 1969 project that consists of a seven-foot-diameter inflated clear plastic ball whose inside has been smeared with honey and hosts a swarm of tiny flies feeding from its gooey walls. Eugenia Butler: Ben Maltz Gallery, Otis College of Art & Design Does your caravan look like a museum piece next to the modern day versions? CALLING ALL CARAVANNERS! (The magazine's recent sponsorship of Alexander Cockburn, the world's wittiest and most infuriatingly rigid Marxist journalist, has done nothing to dispel this impression.) Moreover, due to the recent rightward swing of much of the opinion press--most notably at the always au courant offices of its primary competitor, The New Republic--The Nation has earned the reputation in Washington as something of a museum piece, written by bearded Jewish radicals for sixties holdovers and public librarians. Lord of the gadflies; the Nation is pushy and obnoxious. That's why it's so great What impression is made on visitors when they have to complete their journey to the town on an overcrowded train from Leeds or a ramshackle museum piece from Wakefield? Poor rail connections SPACE Shuttle Endeavour turns Hollywood star yesterday as it finally bows out to become a museum piece. A star turn by the Shuttle It''s about time we made this a museum piece and started pressing the Government for a more modern way of crossing the river a this point. Online views DISCOVERY ended its career as the world's most-flown spaceship yesterday, returning from orbit for the last time and taking off in a new direction as a museum piece. Discovery makes final touchdown But it is no museum piece, instead crammed full of cafes, restaurants and bars, making it one of modern Central Europe''s most vibrant and "happening" places, and one which is especially lively in the evening. Enchanting Krakow from Bristol Airport The country in which I grew up; of factories, workshops, mines and mills, is already a museum piece. Mass unemployment of the kind now being experienced is not even a folk memory for the population now facing it. Politicians will pay for this mess Left virtually unchanged since the doors closed for business back in 1981 - even then it was a museum piece." Museum a shining jewel in city's tourism crown
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