Bibelot
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A bauble, knickknack or trinket.
"1886, F. Marion Crawford, A Tale of a Lonely Parish, 2012, Project Gutenberg (Tredition Classics), unnumbered page, In her own eyes she was indeed living in a state approaching to penury, but the spectacle of her pictures, her furniture and her bibelots had impressed John with a very different idea."
- 2 A miniature book of an elegant design.
Example
More examples"1886, F. Marion Crawford, A Tale of a Lonely Parish, 2012, Project Gutenberg (Tredition Classics), unnumbered page, In her own eyes she was indeed living in a state approaching to penury, but the spectacle of her pictures, her furniture and her bibelots had impressed John with a very different idea."
Etymology
Borrowed from French bibelot.
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