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bijou

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bi·jou  (bzh)
n. pl. bi·joux (-zh, -zhz)
A small, exquisitely wrought trinket.
[French, from Breton bizou, jeweled ring, from biz, finger.]
bijou [ˈbiːʒuː]
n pl -joux [-ʒuːz]
1. something small and delicately worked, such as a trinket
2. (modifier) Often ironic small but elegant and tasteful a bijou residence
[from French, from Breton bizou finger ring, from biz finger; compare Welsh bys finger, Cornish bis]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bijoubijou - a small and delicately worked piece
jewellery, jewelry - an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems)
bijou
adjective desirable, pleasing, elegant, fashionable, profitable, stylish, chic, sought-after, to die for (informal), covetable bijou shops and boutiques
Translations
bijou [ˈbiːʒuː] ADJ "bijou residence for sale" (Brit) → se vende vivienda, verdadera monada
bijou
adj (esp in advertising) bijou residence → nettes kleines Haus/nette kleine Wohnung


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I have been waiting for your return from Lyons with the most lively impatience, for, to tell you the truth, I have the greatest bijou for your American ladies that ever came out of a bleaching ground--un mouchoir de poche.
Autobiography of a Pocket-Handkerchief by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context
They were all displayed in that chamber of the Castle into which I had been first inducted, and which served, not only as the general sitting-room but as the kitchen too, if I might judge from a saucepan on the hob, and a brazen bijou over the fireplace designed for the suspension of a roasting-jack.
Great Expectations by Dickens, Charles View in context
For, happening to mention one night that hers, which Rawdon had given to her, was of English workmanship, and went ill, on the very next morning there came to her a little bijou marked Leroy, with a chain and cover charmingly set with turquoises, and another signed Brequet, which was covered with pearls, and yet scarcely bigger than a half-crown.
Vanity Fair by Thackeray, William Makepeace View in context
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