baccarat
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of baccarat
1865–70; variant of baccara < French < ?
Example Sentences
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Ask people for a recent mahjong cultural reference and chances are they’ll cite 2018’s “Crazy Rich Asians,” the blockbuster that shone a Baccarat chandelier on Singapore’s 0.1%.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
A senior staff member at France's presidential palace will stand trial over the alleged theft of precious tableware, including Baccarat Champagne glasses and Sèvres porcelain plates.
From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025
The extravagant abode features soaring 50-foot ceilings, Italian-style gardens, and Baccarat crystal chandeliers so heavy they had to be hung from steel beams.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 8, 2025
Emmanuel Macron, three weeks from turning 45, raised a slender crystal Baccarat flute of California brut rosé to President Biden, freshly 80, whose vessel reportedly contained the divine elixir of the teetotaler: ginger ale.
From Washington Post • Dec. 1, 2022
The other turns to the left and passes by Schlestadt: at Schlestadt it enters the mountain and reaches Saint-Di�, Raon-l'Etape, Baccarat, and Lun�ville.
From The Invasion of France in 1814 by Chatrian, Alexandre
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