Synonyms for bibelot


Grammar : Noun
Spell : bib-loh; French beebuh-loh
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbɪb loʊ; French bibəˈloʊ

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Définition of bibelot

Origin :
  • "small curio," 1873, from French bibelot "knick-knack," from Old French beubelet "trinket, jewel" (12c.), from belbel "plaything," a reduplication of bel "pretty."
  • noun trinket
Example sentences :
  • Regarded as a bibelot, Mrs. Wigger was, I think, of the first perfection.
  • Extract from : « Turns about Town » by Robert Cortes Holliday
  • I set to work at once, and in a very little while my bibelot was selected.
  • Extract from : « Certain Personal Matters » by H. G. Wells
  • She was terribly hurt; in her heart she had always feared her husband regarded her as a bibelot.
  • Extract from : « The Twelfth Hour » by Ada Leverson
  • Met him at the Bibelot once, and he was telling us how he attempted to make a fire with a couple of sticks.
  • Extract from : « The Sea-Wolf » by Jack London

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