bijouterien.
/biːˈʒuːtəriː/ Collective term for jewelry, trinkets, and articles of vertu.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > [noun]
jewelleryc1400
pierreriea1450
usker1536
lapidary1609
bijouterie1815
junk1911
tomfoolery1930
tom1955
1815 J. Scott Visit to Paris App. p. xliii They have improved every article of bijouterie to the highest pitch of excellence.
1826 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey I. ii.ii. 97 Her Ladyship was not remarkable for anything, save a correct taste for poodles, parrots, and bijouterie.
1831 B. Disraeli Young Duke III. v. xii. 248 The furniture and the bijouterie, produced a most respectable fund.
1863 R. F. Burton Abeokuta I. 106 The bijouterie was coral, in necklaces and wristlets.
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