bijou
(noun) a small and delicately worked piece
Source: WordNet® 3.1
bijou (plural bijous or bijoux)
A jewel.
A piece of jewelry; a trinket.
A small intricate piece of metalwork.
bijou (comparative more bijou, superlative most bijou)
(Polari) small, little (often implying affection)
(of a residence) small and elegant
intricate; finely made
Often used with -ette on the noun that it describes, as in the quotations given above, and bijou problemette.
Source: Wiktionary
Bi*jou", n.; pl. Bijoux. Etym: [F.; of uncertain origin.]
Definition: A trinket; a jewel; -- a word applied to anything small and of elegant workmanship.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
