Thesaurus results for BIBELOT

bibelot

noun

ˈbē-bə-ˌlō

as in ornamental

a small object displayed for its attractiveness or interest practically every horizontal surface in the Victorian parlor was blanketed with fussy little bibelots

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Recent Examples on the Web The painting then remained in the artist’s possession and out of public sight until it was bought, in 1927, as a chic bibelot for a swanky members-only social club in London. —

Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 9 May 2022 Bruno Magli’s luxe nappa leather bibelot upgrades the standard-issue, white plastic AirPods case. —

Kareem Rashed, Robb Report, 16 Nov. 2021 Well, nobody ever brought in any bibelot on Dominique. —

William Middleton, Town & Country, 7 Mar. 2018 Inside there is a small desk with a computer; a bookshelf is adorned with bibelots and certificates of appreciation with her name in fancy script. —

New York Times, 29 May 2018 Oh, if only Trump had a crystal ball among those Bedminster bibelots! —

Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2017

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