"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: 58 42 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 71 29 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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      "sense": "bauble",
      "word": "pikku koriste-esine"
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