bibelot
[ bib-loh; French beebuh-loh ]
/ ˈbɪb loʊ; French bibəˈloʊ /
noun, plural bi·be·lots [bib-lohz; French beebuh-loh] /ˈbɪb loʊz; French bibəˈloʊ/.
a small object of curiosity, beauty, or rarity.
RELATED WORDS
Nearby words
- bibb,
- bibb lettuce,
- bibber,
- bibble,
- bibcock,
- bibitory,
- bibl,
- bibl.,
- bible,
- bible banger
Origin of bibelot
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Examples from the Web for bibelot
Met him at the Bibelot once, and he was telling us how he attempted to make a fire with a couple of sticks.
The Sea-Wolf|Jack LondonI set to work at once, and in a very little while my bibelot was selected.
Certain Personal Matters|H. G. WellsRegarded as a bibelot, Mrs. Wigger was, I think, of the first perfection.
Turns about Town|Robert Cortes HollidayShe was terribly hurt; in her heart she had always feared her husband regarded her as a bibelot.
The Twelfth Hour|Ada Leverson
bibelot
/ (ˈbɪbləʊ, French biblo) /
noun
an attractive or curious trinket
a miniature book
Word Origin for bibelot
C19: from French, from Old French beubelet, perhaps from a reduplication of bel beautiful
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bibelot
"small curio," 1873, from French bibelot "knick-knack," from Old French beubelet "trinket, jewel" (12c.), from belbel "plaything," a reduplication of bel "pretty."
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