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bibelot definition

bi·belot (bib′lō′, -ə lō′; Fr bē blō′)

noun

  1. a small object whose value lies in its beauty or rarity; trinket
  2. a book of unusually small size

Etymology: Fr < OFr beubelot < belbel, bauble

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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