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Meaning of BIJOU

Pronunciation:  'beezhoo

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 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a small and delicately worked piece
  2. [adj]  small and elegant; "bijou villas"; "can Americans be persuaded to pay out dollars for bijou cars?"
 
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 Synonyms: elegant
 
 See Also: jewellery, jewelry

 

 

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Bi*jou"\, n.; pl. {Bijoux}. [F.; of uncertain origin.]
A trinket; a jewel; -- a word applied to anything small and
of elegant workmanship.
 
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 Related Terms: anklet, armlet, bangle, beads, bracelet, breastpin, brooch, chain, chaplet, charm, chatelaine, circle, coronet, crown, diadem, earring, fob, gem, jewel, locket, necklace, nose ring, pin, precious stone, rhinestone, ring, stickpin, stone, tiara, torque, wampum, wristband, wristlet
 

 

 

 

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