Adjective: bijou 'bee,zhoo- Small and elegant
"They stayed in a bijou hotel in the heart of Paris"
Noun: bijou (bijoux)
'bee,zhoo- A small and delicately worked piece
"She wore a bijou brooch on her lapel"
Derived forms: bijoux
Type of: jewellery [Brit, Cdn], jewelry [N. Amer]
Encyclopedia: Bijou, Louisiana