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bijou

[bee-zhoo, bee-zhoo] / ˈbi ʒu, biˈʒu /




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This year's search showcased a variety of home styles including quirky conversions, grand designs, period renovations and bijou pads.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2023

“Watermark is also a must,” says Maul of the bijou bookstore.

From Seattle Times Nov. 16, 2022

We do not wonder that Mr. Morton’s face beams in satisfaction when he contemplates the result of his labors to make his new “club house” the bijou of the town.

From Slate Jun. 2, 2019

It was a bijou steak house compared to the wood-panelled leviathans they would eventually launch.

From The Guardian Mar. 17, 2019

At the bijou there had been a republic, in which all the inhabitants and all the visitors had been free and equal.

From Ayala's Angel by Anthony Trollope

Liam Gallagher has his debut solo album out on 6 October, and is deploying a bijoux marketing campaign based on musical snippets, a mysterious poster campaign, and word of mouth from key influencers.

From The Guardian Aug. 10, 2017

First of all, I’m obsessed with jewelry and bijoux.

From Forbes Feb. 24, 2015

Each of Carr’s bijoux is truly a work of art, conjuring its namesake—a frog prince, phoenix chicks—from mesmerizing gemstones.

From Architectural Digest Oct. 7, 2014

But if Ms. Von Teese hopes to become a household name, the kind that sells bijoux and bedding, she has her work cut out for her.

From New York Times Nov. 24, 2012

The king often drew his own designs or such bijoux.

From Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance by Julia de Wolf Gibbs Addison




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