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bijouterie

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bi⋅jou⋅te⋅rie

[bee-zhoo-tuh-ree]
–noun
jewelry.

Origin:
1805–15; < F, equiv. to bijou bijou + -terie, extended form of -erie -ery
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bi·jou·te·rie   (bē-zhōō'tə-rē)   
n.  
  1. A collection of trinkets or jewelry.

  2. Decoration.


[French, from bijou, piece of jewelry; see bijou.]
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