0 an unusual object that causes people to start talking
1 an unusual object that causes people to start talking
Occasionally, even, the conversation piece became an occasion for institutional representation.
A good instance of the link between the senses of politeness and the culture which it shaped is the painting genre of the conversation piece.
I am suggesting that it is a conversation piece and is subject to adjustment.
Economics is no longer a fit conversation piece for ladies and gentlemen.
He played a part in the development of the conversation piece, making groups of model figures to judge effects of light and shade.
The rich history of this patchwork trophy is now deeper, and more of a conversation piece, with the components combined.
Coffee table books are often stored in plain site of guests since it is a form of light reading and makes a conversation piece.
It punctuated each stage of a banquet, prepared the diners for the next serving and functioned as a conversation piece.