bijou


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
bijou /ˈbiːʒuː/
adjective small and elegant. noun (pl. bijoux pronunc. same) archaic a jewel or trinket.
– origin Fr., from Breton bizou ‘finger ring’, from biz ‘finger’.
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