Definition of "bibelot" in English

noun

1. A bauble, knickknack or trinket.

   • 1886, F. Marion Crawford, A Tale of a Lonely Parish, 2012, Project Gutenberg (Tredition Classics), unnumbered page, In her own eyes she was indeed living in a state approaching to penury, but the spectacle of her pictures, her furniture and her bibelots had impressed John with a very different idea.

2. A miniature book of an elegant design.