bibelot

Example Sentences

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Gewgaw, a shiny trinket Bon Voyage A trinket or a knickknack, an ornament, a kickshaw, a frippery, a gimcrack, a bibelot, a gewgaw .

From Washington Post • Aug. 12, 2021

He finds it painful to see this memento of colonialism and bondage turned into an amusing bibelot, but he also loves the woman in whose household it is displayed.

From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2019

Serotonin is a tiny molecule, a bibelot built of just 10 carbon atoms, a dozen hydrogens, two nitrogens and a single oxygen.

From New York Times • May 2, 2011

To top it off, an extra little bibelot has now come Deenie's way.

From Time Magazine Archive

He fitted into his surroundings instantly, like a wisely placed bibelot, but he dominated them as well.

From The Transgression of Andrew Vane a novel by Carryl, Guy Wetmore