bibelot
Americannoun
plural
bibelotsnoun
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an attractive or curious trinket
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a miniature book
Etymology
Origin of bibelot
1870–75; < French, equivalent to bibel- (expressive formation akin to bauble ) + -ot noun suffix
Example Sentences
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Gewgaw, a shiny trinket Bon Voyage A trinket or a knickknack, an ornament, a kickshaw, a frippery, a gimcrack, a bibelot, a gewgaw .
From Washington Post • Aug. 12, 2021
He finds it painful to see this memento of colonialism and bondage turned into an amusing bibelot, but he also loves the woman in whose household it is displayed.
From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2019
Serotonin is a tiny molecule, a bibelot built of just 10 carbon atoms, a dozen hydrogens, two nitrogens and a single oxygen.
From New York Times • May 2, 2011
To top it off, an extra little bibelot has now come Deenie's way.
From Time Magazine Archive
This figure, though larger than life-size, is nowise monumental; on the contrary, it is patently a bibelot agrandi, reminding one oddly in this respect of Benvenuto Cellini's Perseus.
From Pot-Boilers by Bell, Clive
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