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1.
a jewel.
2.
something small, delicate, and exquisitely wrought.
Origin:
1660–70;
< F < Breton
bizou
(jeweled) ring, deriv. of
biz
finger; c. Cornish
bisou
finger-ring, deriv. of
bis
finger
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bi·jou
(bē'zhōō')
n.
pl.
bi·joux
(-zhōō', -zhōōz')
A small, exquisitely wrought trinket.
[French, from Breton
bizou
,
jeweled ring
, from
biz
,
finger
.]
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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Word Origin & History
bijou
1668, from Fr., from Breton
bizou
"(jeweled) ring," from
bez
"finger" (cf. Cornish
bisou
"finger-ring," 13c.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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