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baguette
or ba·guet
[ ba-get ]
/ bĂŠËgÉt /
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noun
a long, narrow loaf of French bread.Compare batard, boule1 (def. 1).
Jewelry.
- a rectangular shape given to a small gem, especially a diamond, by cutting and polishing.
- a gem having this shape.
Architecture. a small convex molding, especially one of semicircular section.
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Origin of baguette
First recorded in 1720â30; from French, from Italian bacchetta âlittle stick,â equivalent to bacch(io) âstickâ (from Latin baculus âstick, walking stick, scepterâ) + -etta -ette
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British Dictionary definitions for baguette
baguette
baguet
/ (bĂŠËÉĄÉt) /
noun
a narrow French stick loaf
a small gem cut as a long rectangle
the shape of such a gem
architect a small moulding having a semicircular cross section
Word Origin for baguette
C18: from French, from Italian bacchetta a little stick, from bacchio rod, from Latin baculum walking stick
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