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
- 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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