Meaning & use
Bibelots
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Small, decorative objects or trinkets valued for their beauty or curiosity rather than their usefulness.
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The mantelpiece was cluttered with porcelain bibelots collected over decades of travel.
She dusted each of her grandmother's bibelots with great care.
A note on using this word
Borrowed from French, "bibelot" entered English in the 19th century and still carries a slightly refined, antique-shop connotation.
Words with a similar meaning
trinketscuriosknickknacks
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