BAGUETTE


Meaning of BAGUETTE in English

I. noun

also ba·guet baˈget, bai-

( -s )

Etymology: French baguette, literally, rod, from Italian bacchetta, irregular from Latin baculum — more at bacterium

1.

a. : a small molding like but smaller than the astragal : bead

b. : a molding formerly placed along the angle between two planes of a hip roof

2. : a table-cut gem having the shape of a long, narrow, and sometimes tapered rectangle ; also : the shape itself

3. : a very small narrow rectangular watch movement used especially for bracelet and ring watches ; sometimes : a wristwatch of which the movement is a baguette

4.

a. : drumstick 1

b. : the wooden part of a violin bow

c. : baton 4

II. noun

: a long thin loaf of French bread ; also : a long thin roll

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.