bibelot

[ bib-loh; French beebuh-loh ]
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noun,plural bi·be·lots [bib-lohz; French beebuh-loh]. /ˈbɪb loʊz; French bibəˈloʊ/.
  1. a small object of curiosity, beauty, or rarity.

Origin of bibelot

1
1870–75; <French, equivalent to bibel- (expressive formation akin to bauble) + -ot noun suffix

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How to use bibelot in a sentence

  • He fitted into his surroundings instantly, like a wisely placed bibelot, but he dominated them as well.

  • Regarded as a bibelot, Mrs. Wigger was, I think, of the first perfection.

    Turns about Town | Robert Cortes Holliday
  • 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 London
  • She was terribly hurt; in her heart she had always feared her husband regarded her as a bibelot.

    The Twelfth Hour | Ada Leverson
  • After all, it's a satisfaction to find that one's idol makes a handsome bibelot.

    The Greater Inclination | Edith Wharton

British Dictionary definitions for bibelot

bibelot

/ (ˈbɪbləʊ, French biblo) /


noun
  1. an attractive or curious trinket

  2. a miniature book

Origin of bibelot

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C19: from French, from Old French beubelet, perhaps from a reduplication of bel beautiful

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