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LEXIGRAPHIC IRREGULARS

Yes, there are two "c's", so there is a penultimate "c" (the first one):

bric-a-brac
1840, from obsolete Fr. phrase à bric et à brac "at random, any old way."

I thought this phrase was related to frilly, ornamental lace, and therefore was related to frilly excesses.

The dictionary I checked says it largely refers to ... random chochky of all varieties.

Also, "Pejorative term for Renaissance Revival buildings based on French precedents and overloaded with busy ornament."

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