bijouterie

American  

[bee-zhoo-tuh-ree] / biˈʒu tə ri /

noun

1. jewelry.

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bijouterie British  

/ biːˈʒuːtərɪ /

noun

1. jewellery esteemed for the delicacy of the work rather than the value of the materials

2. a collection of such jewellery

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Etymology

Origin of bijouterie

1805–15; < French, equivalent to bijou bijou + -terie, extended form of -erie -ery

Example Sentences

He saw a whole street of Florence, including the quarters of Donatello and Bronzino, torn down to make room for a cheap-jack row of shops devoted to "bijouterie and parfumerie."

From Time Magazine Archive

The Palais Royale is a heavenly place, so full of bijouterie and lovely things that I’m nearly distracted because I can’t buy them.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

His "Aquarelles" are a good example of his art in bijouterie.

From Contemporary American Composers Being a Study of the Music of This Country, Its Present Conditions and Its Future, with Critical Estimates and Biographies of the Principal Living Composers; and an Abundance of Portraits, Fac-simile Musical Autographs, and Compositions by Hughes, Rupert

The amount of glass exhibited there for sale is extraordinary, and not less remarkable is the glut of cheap hardware and worthless bijouterie.

From Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs by Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)

He points to a large bag lying near, with its contents half poured out—a varied collection of articles of bijouterie and virtu, resembling a cornucopia; spilling its fruits.

From The Lone Ranche by Reid, Mayne