bibelot

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French bibelot.

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /bib(ə)loʊ/
(UK) IPA^(key): /bib(ə)ləʊ/

Noun

bibelot (plural bibelots)

A bauble, knickknack or trinket.
- M. Crawford
  her pictures, her furniture, and her bibelots
A miniature book of an elegant design.

French

Etymology

From an onomatopoeic root bib-. Compare English bauble and Old French baubel.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bi.blo/
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Noun

bibelot m (plural bibelots)

knick-knack, bauble

Derived terms

Further reading

“bibelot” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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