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BAGUETTE

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ba⋅guette

  [ba-get]
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–noun
1. Jewelry.
a. a rectangular shape given to a small gem, esp. a diamond, by cutting and polishing.
b. a gem having this shape.
2. Architecture. a small convex molding, esp. one of semicircular section.
3. a long, narrow loaf of French bread.
Also, ba⋅guet.

Origin:
1720–30; < F < It bacchetta little stick, equiv. to bacch(io) stick (< L baculus) + -etta -ette
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ba·guette   (bā-gět')   
n.  

    1. A gem cut in the form of a narrow rectangle.

    2. The form of such a gem.

  2. Architecture A narrow convex molding.

  3. A small narrow loaf of French bread often used for sandwiches.


[French, rod, from Italian bacchetta, diminutive of bacchio, rod, from Latin baculum, stick; see bak- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Main Entry:  baguette
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  a small handbag shaped like a long narrow bread loaf
Etymology:  1995-2000
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Word Origin & History

baguette 
1727, a type of architectural ornament, from Fr. baguette "a small rod," from L. baculum "a stick" (see bacillus). Meaning "a diamond cut long" is from 1926; that of "a long, thin loaf of Fr. bread" is from 1958.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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