baguette
or ba·guet
[ ba-get ]
/ bæˈgɛt /
noun
Jewelry.
- a rectangular shape given to a small gem, especially a diamond, by cutting and polishing.
- a gem having this shape.
Architecture.
a small convex molding, especially one of semicircular section.
a long, narrow loaf of French bread.
Origin of baguette
1720–30; < French < Italian
bacchetta little stick, equivalent to
bacch(io) stick (< Latin
baculus) +
-etta
-ette
Words nearby baguette
Example sentences from the Web for baguette
British Dictionary definitions for baguette
baguette
baguet
/ (bæˈɡɛt) /
noun
a narrow French stick loaf
a small gem cut as a long rectangle
the shape of such a gem
architect
a small moulding having a semicircular cross section
Word Origin for baguette
C18: from French, from Italian
bacchetta a little stick, from
bacchio rod, from Latin
baculum walking stick