noun
pl. -·joux·- a jewel
- something small and exquisite
Origin of bijou
French from Breton bizou, a ring from biz, fingerbijou
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bijou
noun
pl. bi·joux,A small, exquisitely wrought trinket.
adjective
Small and elegant: a bijou apartment.
Origin of bijou
French from Breton bizou jeweled ring from biz fingerTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Adjective
(comparative more bijou, superlative most bijou)
- (of a residence) small and elegant
- intricate; finely made
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Sentence Examples
- Mackenzie's other siblings, Jeffrey, Tamerlane and Bijou have not commented on the book or what Mackenzie's relationship was with their father.
- Strappy's is not the only online site that offers colorful and eye catching bra straps; Bijou also has several that may be of interest.
- Among the theatres are the Davidson, Majestic, Schubert, Bijou, Alhambra and the Pabst German.