16 September 2016
bibelot
[bib-loh; French beebuh-loh]
noun, plural bibelots [bib-lohz; French beebuh-loh] (Show IPA)
1. a small object of curiosity, beauty, or rarity.
Origin of bibelot
1870-1875; < French, equivalent to bibel- (expressive formation akin to bauble ) + -ot noun suffix
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Examples from the Web for bibelot
Historical Examples
She was terribly hurt; in her heart she had always feared her husband regarded her as a bibelot.
The Twelfth Hour
Ada Leverson
I set to work at once, and in a very little while my bibelot was selected.
Certain Personal Matters
H. G. Wells
Regarded as a bibelot, Mrs. Wigger was, I think, of the first perfection.
Turns about Town
Robert Cortes Holliday
Anagram
to bible
boil bet
tie blob
Today’s quote
Don’t cling to a mistake just because you spent a lot of time making it.
– Unknown
On this day
16 September – International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer.
16 September 1908 – General Motors is founded by William C. Durrant.
16 September 1920 – The bombing of Wall St, New York, which kills 38 and injures 143. The crime has never been solved, but is believed to have been committed by Italian anarchists known as Galleanists, (after their leader Luigi Galleani), who were protesting against capitalism. The bomb had been placed in a horse wagon.
16 September 1927 – birth of Peter Falk, U.S. actor (Colombo) … ‘therrre ya go‘… (died 23 June 2011.
16 September 1975 – Papua New Guinea gains independence from Australia. PNG National Day.
16 September 1977 – death of Marc Bolan in a car accident. Singer/guitarist for T-Rex. (Born 30 September 1947 as Mark Feld).
16 – 18 September 1982 – Lebanese Christian militia (Phalange) massacres between 765 and 3,500 Palestinian and Lebanese civilians in Sabra and Shatila refugee camps in Beirut. An inquiry in 1983 held Israeli troops indirectly responsible as they had surrounded the camps, controlling access to them, and were aware a massacre was occurring without taking steps to stop it.