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bibelot

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bi⋅be⋅lot

  [bib-loh; Fr. beebuh-loh]
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–noun, plural -lots  [-lohz; Fr. -loh] .
a small object of curiosity, beauty, or rarity.
Origin:
1870–75; < F, equiv. to bibel- (expressive formation akin to bauble ) + -ot n. suffix
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bi·be·lot   (bē'bə-lō', bē-blō')   
n.  

  1. A small decorative object; a trinket.

  2. A miniature book, especially one that is finely crafted.


[French, from Old French beubelet, from a reduplication of bel, beautiful, from Latin bellus, handsome; see belle.]
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