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noun
1.
Jewelry.
a.
a rectangular shape given to a small gem, especially a diamond, by cutting and polishing.
b.
a gem having this shape.
2.
Architecture. a small convex molding, especially one of semicircular section.
3.
a long, narrow loaf of French bread.
Also, ba·guet.
Origin:
1720–30; < French < Italian bacchetta little stick, equivalent to bacch(io) stick (< Latin baculus) + -etta -ette
1720–30; < French < Italian bacchetta little stick, equivalent to bacch(io) stick (< Latin baculus) + -etta -ette
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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 (16c.), from It. bacchetta, lit. "a small rod," dim. of bacchio "rod," from L. baculum "a stick" (see bacillus). Meaning "a diamond cut long" is from 1926; that of "a long, thin loaf of French bread" is from 1958.
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