Bijou meaning

bē'zho͝o'
A small, exquisitely wrought trinket.
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A jewel.
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A piece of jewelry, a trinket.
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A small intricately made metalworking.
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Intricate; finely made.
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Small and elegant.

A bijou apartment.

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Something small and exquisite.
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(of a residence) Small and elegant.
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Origin of bijou

  • French from Breton bizou jeweled ring from biz finger
    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
  • Borrowing from French bijou
    From Wiktionary

Bijou Sentence Examples

  • bijou cottage near Deauville.

  • Due to the bijou and compact nature of my twee 1830s cottage, my wired router stretches all the way into the living room.

  • Among the theatres are the Davidson, Majestic, Schubert, Bijou, Alhambra and the Pabst German.

  • bijou boutique hotels, it is a welcome breath of fresh, Scillonian air.

  • bijou apartment in Grimethorpe " .

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