[ ba'gɛt ]
■ noun
1》 a long, narrow French loaf.
2》 a gem cut in a long rectangular shape.
3》 Architecture a small moulding, semicircular in section.
4》 a slim, rectangular handbag with a short strap.
Origin
C18: from Fr., from Ital. bacchetto , dimin. of bacchio , from L. baculum 'staff'.