"bibelot" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /bib(ə)loʊ/ [General-American], /bib(ə)ləʊ/ [UK] Forms: bibelots [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French bibelot. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|bibelot}} French bibelot Head templates: {{en-noun}} bibelot (plural bibelots)
  1. A bauble, knickknack or trinket. Categories (topical): Books Translations (bauble): pikku koriste-esine (Finnish), pikkuesine (Finnish), muistoesine (Finnish), bibelot [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-bibelot-en-noun-FIzU-jKi Disambiguation of Books: 69 31 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 86 14 Disambiguation of 'bauble': 96 4
  2. A miniature book of an elegant design.
    Sense id: en-bibelot-en-noun-S1e8XKwL

Inflected forms

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