baguette

American  

[ba-get] / bæˈgɛt /

Or baguet

noun

1. a long, narrow loaf of French bread.

2. Jewelry.

   1. a rectangular shape given to a small gem, especially a diamond, by cutting and polishing.

   2. a gem having this shape.

3. Architecture. a small convex molding, especially one of semicircular section.

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baguette British  

/ bæˈɡɛt /

noun

1. a narrow French stick loaf

2. a small gem cut as a long rectangle

3. the shape of such a gem

4. architect a small moulding having a semicircular cross section

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Etymology

Origin of baguette

First recorded in 1720–30; from French, from Italian bacchetta “little stick,” equivalent to bacch(io) “stick” (from Latin baculus “stick, walking stick, scepter”) + -etta -ette

Example Sentences

Not necessarily a designer one, but a handbag with a strong sense of itself — an acid-green baguette bag, a wicker orb with a padlock, a cheetah-print apothecary satchel.

From Salon

If you round things out with a French baguette, grapes, dried apricots, olives, and a bowl of spicy walnuts or pecans, you’ve got an easy spread for 10–15 people.

From Salon

It has hot showers, a pool, a bakery where we order baguette and pain chocolat for the morning.

From The Wall Street Journal

Bordeaux, baguettes and brie can only do so much to tempt the entrepreneurial class to stick around.

From The Wall Street Journal

The parents of a teenager who died from an allergic reaction after eating a pre-packed baguette have said their daughter would be "very proud" of how a change in the law is saving lives.

From BBC

Related Words

• bauble
• bead
• bling
• gem
• gemstone
• ornament
• stone
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