What does "bijouterie" mean?

Small articles of jewellery, trinkets, etc.

What is a synonym for "bijouterie"?

Common synonyms include: glass, ice, joke, paste.

Bijouterie

noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
Small articles of jewellery, trinkets, etc. uncountable, usually
"Is not Howel and James's shop filled with all that human art can invent, or human taste display—bijouterie touched with present sentiment, or radiant with future triumph?"

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glass ice joke paste

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"Is not Howel and James's shop filled with all that human art can invent, or human taste display—bijouterie touched with present sentiment, or radiant with future triumph?"

Etymology

From French bijouterie.

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