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bibelot

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bi·be·lot  (bb-l, b-bl)
n.
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.]

bibelot [ˈbɪbləʊ (French) biblo]
n
1. an attractive or curious trinket
2. a miniature book
[from French, from Old French beubelet, perhaps from a reduplication of bel beautiful]


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