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‖ bijouterie|biːˈʒuːtəriː|
[Fr.; f. prec. + -erie see -ry. The -t- is analogical.]
Collective appellation for jewelry, trinkets, and articles of vertu.
1815J. Scott Visit to Paris (ed. 2) 315 They have improved every article of bijouterie to the highest pitch of excellence. 1826Disraeli Viv. Grey II. ii. 97 Her Ladyship was not remarkable for anything, save a correct taste for poodles, parrots, and bijouterie. 1831Disraeli Yng. Duke (1878) 317 The furniture, and the bijouterie, produced a most respectable fund. 1863R. Burton Abeokuta I. 106 The bijouterie was coral, in necklaces and wristlets. |