BIJOU


Meaning of BIJOU in English

/bee"zhooh, bee zhooh"/ , n. , pl. bijoux /-zhoohz, -zhoohz"/ .

1. a jewel.

2. something small, delicate, and exquisitely wrought.

[ 1660-70; bizou (jeweled) ring, deriv. of biz finger; c. Cornish bisou finger-ring, deriv. of bis finger ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .