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bibelot

[ bib-loh; French beebuh-loh ]

noun

, plural bi·be·lots [bib, -lohz, beeb, uh, -, loh].
  1. a small object of curiosity, beauty, or rarity.


bibelot

/ biblo; ˈbɪbləʊ /

noun

  1. an attractive or curious trinket
  2. a miniature book


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Word History and Origins

Origin of bibelot1

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

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Word History and Origins

Origin of bibelot1

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

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Example Sentences

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.

Met him at the Bibelot once, and he was telling us how he attempted to make a fire with a couple of sticks.

She was terribly hurt; in her heart she had always feared her husband regarded her as a bibelot.

After all, it's a satisfaction to find that one's idol makes a handsome bibelot.

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