bijou
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“Watermark is also a must,” says Maul of the bijou bookstore.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 16, 2022
After his friends go home, he makes for his bedroom, a bijou space to the rear of the apartment that’s appointed with a simple antique Iranian table and a Flos Parentesi lamp.
From New York Times ● Mar. 23, 2022
The bijou dwelling is an example of what campaigners say is a growing phenomenon of micro-homes, driven by high rent and property prices.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 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
A Poacher's Paradise.—About an hour from town.—Charming bijou residence ... grounds adjoin a large pheasant preserve; owner going abroad.—Advt. in "Standard."
From Mr. Punch's Country Life by J. A. (John Alexander) Hammerton
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
In 20 years, she has successfully hawked more than 20 million bijoux for over $800 million in sales, according to her publicist.
From New York Times ● Mar. 6, 2010
Under these vegetations there showed themselves from time to time some of the rarest bijoux of the casket of the ocean; ivory shells, strombi, purple-fish, univalves, struthiolaires, turriculated cerites.
From Toilers of the Sea by Victor Hugo
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