bijouterie
Americannoun
noun
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jewellery esteemed for the delicacy of the work rather than the value of the materials
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a collection of such jewellery
Etymology
Origin of bijouterie
1805–15; < French, equivalent to bijou bijou + -terie, extended form of -erie -ery
Example Sentences
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He saw a whole street of Florence, including the quarters of Donatello and Bronzino, torn down to make room for a cheap-jack row of shops devoted to "bijouterie and parfumerie."
From Time Magazine Archive
The Palais Royale is a heavenly place, so full of bijouterie and lovely things that I’m nearly distracted because I can’t buy them.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
Let us suppose," said Mr. Weil, "that a jeweler misses twenty valuable pieces of bijouterie from his stock.
From A Black Adonis by Porter, Linn Boyd
He points to a large bag lying near, with its contents half poured out—a varied collection of articles of bijouterie and virtu, resembling a cornucopia; spilling its fruits.
From The Lone Ranche by Reid, Mayne
Rare books, pictures, and other articles, telling of refined taste, with some slight remnants of bijouterie, were carried off to log-cabins, there to be esteemed in proportion to the prices paid for them.
From The Death Shot A Story Retold by Reid, Mayne
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