Word of the Day for Thursday, January 21, 2010
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bibelot \BEE-buh-loh\, noun:
bibelot \BEE-buh-loh\, noun:
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A small decorative object without practical utility; a trinket.
A small decorative object without practical utility; a trinket.
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Hopefully the B.O.'s 2,000+ page ObamaCare will now be nothing more than a bibelot!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Bibelot is from French, from Old French beubelot, beubelet, "a small jewel, a trinket," from a reduplication of bel, "beautiful," from Latin bellus, "pretty, handsome." It is related to bauble.
Bibelot is from French, from Old French beubelot, beubelet, "a small jewel, a trinket," from a reduplication of bel, "beautiful," from Latin bellus, "pretty, handsome." It is related to bauble.
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