baguette
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
baguette /baˈgɛt/
▶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’.
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