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- Dictionarybijou/ˈbiːʒuː/
adjective
- 1. (especially of a house or flat) small and elegant: British "a bijou residence"
noun
- 1. a jewel or trinket. archaic
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1. : a small dainty usually ornamental piece of delicate workmanship : jewel. 2. : something delicate, elegant, or highly prized. bijou adjective. Did you know? Bijou (which can be pluralized as either bijoux or bijous) has adorned English since the late 17th century.
bijou. adjective [ before noun ] mainly UK uk / ˈbiː.ʒuː / us / ˈbiː.ʒuː /. Add to word list. (especially of a building) small but attractive: The street is lined with bijou cafés and bars.
(especially of a building) small but attractive: The street is lined with bijou cafés and bars. The agent described the flat as a bijou residence. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Attractive. adorable. adorably. adorbs. aesthetically. disarmingly. distinguished. dreamy. drop-dead gorgeous. lovably. loveliness. lovely. lusciously.
bijou in British English. (ˈbiːʒuː ) noun Word forms: plural -joux (-ʒuːz ) 1. something small and delicately worked, such as a trinket. 2. (modifier) often ironic. small but elegant and tasteful. a bijou residence. Collins English Dictionary.
3 days ago · bijou Add to list. bijou. Other forms: bijoux; bijous. Definitions of bijou. noun. a small and delicately worked piece. see more.
There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun bijou. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
1. something small and delicately worked, such as a trinket. 2. (modifier) often ironic small but elegant and tasteful: a bijou residence. [C19: from French, from Breton bizou finger ring, from biz finger; compare Welsh bys finger, Cornish bis]
bijou. adjective. /ˈbiːʒuː/. /ˈbiːʒuː/. [only before noun] (British English, sometimes ironic) (of a building or a garden) small but attractive and fashionable. The house was terribly small and cramped, but the agent described it as a bijou residence. Topics Buildings c2. Word Origin.
Sep 27, 2024 · bijou (plural bijous or bijoux) A jewel. A piece of jewelry; a trinket. A small intricate piece of metalwork. … a saucepan on the hob, and a brazen over the fireplace designed for the suspension of a roasting-jack.
something small, delicate, and exquisitely wrought. bijou. / ˈbiːʒuː / noun. something small and delicately worked, such as a trinket. ironic. modifier small but elegant and tasteful. a bijou residence.
