bijoun.

Brit.

/ˈbiːʒuː/, U.S.

/ˈbiʒu/,

/biˈʒu/

Forms: Plural bijoux.

Etymology: < French bijou (16th cent. in Littré): probably < Breton bizou, formerly besou ‘ring with a stone’ (compare Cornish bisou ‘finger-ring’ in 13th cent.), < Breton biz, bez = Cornish bis, bys, bes, Welsh bys finger. See other conjectures in Diez, Littré, Scheler.

A jewel, a trinket; a ‘gem’ among works of art. Also attributive. Loosely as adj.: small and elegant, luxurious (applied esp. to houses).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > [noun] > piece or article of

jewelc1300

broocha1382

belette1522

bijou1668

joy1801

the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > refinement > elegance > [adjective] > small and elegant

bijou1747

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > work of art > [noun]

work1531

bijou1834

artwork1859

society > leisure > the arts > the arts in general > [noun] > work of art > highly prized

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1668 Lady Chaworth Let. in Hist. MSS Comm.: 12th Rep. App. Pt. V: MSS Duke of Rutland (1889) II. 10 in Parl. Papers (C. 5889-II) XLIV. 393 Perfumed gloves, fans, and all sorts of delicate bijoux for each lady to take att her pleasure.

1747 H. Walpole Let. 5 June in Corr. (1954) XIX. 414 I..may retire to a little new farm... This little rural bijou was Mrs. Chevenix's.

1834 T. B. Macaulay Let. 1 July in G. O. Trevelyan Life & Lett. Macaulay (1876) I. vi. 369 The bijou of his gallery..is a head of the Duke of Wellington.

1860 Players 1 i. 7 The new theatre will be a perfect bijou temple of Thalia.

1865 ‘Ouida’ Strathmore I. xxi. 311 Her bijou theatre.

1868 M. E. Braddon Dead-Sea Fruit II. i. 3 Owner of..the bijou house in Park Lane.

1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda II. iii. xx. 11 The farthing buckles were bijoux.

1878 M. Jewry Warne's Model Cookery (advt.) Warne's Bijou Books are handy for the waistcoat pocket.

1904 Society in New Reign iii. 73 The London pied-à-terre consisted..of a bijou residence in Mayfair.

1911 A. Bennett Card ii. 34 An apartment so tiny that an auctioneer would have been justified in terming it ‘bijou’.

1952 P. G. Wodehouse Pigs have Wings i. 14 The Empress lived in a bijou residence not far from the kitchen garden.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bijou
释义	bijoun. Brit. /ˈbiːʒuː/, U.S. /ˈbiʒu/, /biˈʒu/ Forms: Plural bijoux. Etymology: < French bijou (16th cent. in Littré): probably < Breton bizou, formerly besou ‘ring with a stone’ (compare Cornish bisou ‘finger-ring’ in 13th cent.), < Breton biz, bez = Cornish bis, bys, bes, Welsh bys finger. See other conjectures in Diez, Littré, Scheler. A jewel, a trinket; a ‘gem’ among works of art. Also attributive. Loosely as adj.: small and elegant, luxurious (applied esp. to houses). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > [noun] > piece or article of jewelc1300 broocha1382 belette1522 bijou1668 joy1801 the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > refinement > elegance > [adjective] > small and elegant bijou1747 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > work of art > [noun] work1531 bijou1834 artwork1859 society > leisure > the arts > the arts in general > [noun] > work of art > highly prized bijou1834 1668 Lady Chaworth Let. in Hist. MSS Comm.: 12th Rep. App. Pt. V: MSS Duke of Rutland (1889) II. 10 in Parl. Papers (C. 5889-II) XLIV. 393 Perfumed gloves, fans, and all sorts of delicate bijoux for each lady to take att her pleasure. 1747 H. Walpole Let. 5 June in Corr. (1954) XIX. 414 I..may retire to a little new farm... This little rural bijou was Mrs. Chevenix's. 1834 T. B. Macaulay Let. 1 July in G. O. Trevelyan Life & Lett. Macaulay (1876) I. vi. 369 The bijou of his gallery..is a head of the Duke of Wellington. 1860 Players 1 i. 7 The new theatre will be a perfect bijou temple of Thalia. 1865 ‘Ouida’ Strathmore I. xxi. 311 Her bijou theatre. 1868 M. E. Braddon Dead-Sea Fruit II. i. 3 Owner of..the bijou house in Park Lane. 1876 ‘G. Eliot’ Daniel Deronda II. iii. xx. 11 The farthing buckles were bijoux. 1878 M. Jewry Warne's Model Cookery (advt.) Warne's Bijou Books are handy for the waistcoat pocket. 1904 Society in New Reign iii. 73 The London pied-à-terre consisted..of a bijou residence in Mayfair. 1911 A. Bennett Card ii. 34 An apartment so tiny that an auctioneer would have been justified in terming it ‘bijou’. 1952 P. G. Wodehouse Pigs have Wings i. 14 The Empress lived in a bijou residence not far from the kitchen garden. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1887; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1668
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