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bibelot

 
Dictionary: bi·be·lot   ('bə-lō', bē-blō') pronunciation
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  1. A small decorative object; a trinket.
  2. A miniature book, especially one that is finely crafted.

[French, from Old French beubelet, from a reduplication of bel, beautiful, from Latin bellus, handsome. See belle.]


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a small household ornament or decorative object: knickknack  (see also tchotchke)
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IN BRIEF: A small object or ornament to put in a house.

pronunciation She bought the bibelot at the antique stand down the road.

 
 
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