baguette
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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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baguette or baguet (bæˈɡɛt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a narrow French stick loaf |
| 2. | a small gem cut as a long rectangle |
| 3. | the shape of such a gem |
| 4. | architect a small moulding having a semicircular cross section |
| [C18: from French, from Italian bacchetta a little stick, from bacchio rod, from Latin baculum walking stick] | |
| baguet or baguet | |
| —n | |
| [C18: from French, from Italian bacchetta a little stick, from bacchio rod, from Latin baculum walking stick] | |
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Baguette
is always a great word to know.
So is cove. Does it mean:
| a concave surface or molding forming part of a ceiling at its edge that eliminates the usual interior angle between the wall and ceiling |
| describing an arch resting on imposts treated as downward continuations of the arch |
Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon
| Main Entry: | baguette |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a small handbag shaped like a long narrow bread loaf |
| Etymology: | 1995-2000 |
Etymonline
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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Example sentences
On a baking sheet, arrange the baguette slices in a single layer.
And then a bird flew by and dropped a baguette chunk on my head and made me drop one of the flashlights.
Try the honeyed mascarpone tofu on baguette or the liver mousse with figs.
And it was surrounded by two smaller baguette-shaped diamonds on either side.
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