bijou
bijou
Definition
bi·jou (bē′z̸ho̵̅o̅′, bē z̸ho̵̅o̅′)
noun pl. -·joux′-z̸ho̵̅o̅z′
- a jewel
- something small and exquisite
Etymology: Fr < Bret bizou, a ring < biz, finger
bijou
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- residence: Would they both be able to see the lecture hall in Stanford and the interior of the bijou residence in Newcastle?
- hotel: In a world that seems overrun with bijou boutique hotels, it is a welcome breath of fresh, Scillonian air.
- boutique: The gift arcade was lined with bijou boutiques, all offering expensive trinkets for sale.
- cottage: The first is to make buckets of money and retire early to a bijou cottage near Deauville.
- flat: What better place to build a series of delightful, bijou flats than over the top of its existing exchange buildings?
- apartment: Another daughter, Kate, lives in what her father calls " a bijou apartment in Grimethorpe " .
