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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread bijou #117554 12/12/2003 11:15 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 "A hundred yards and the limits of the town were passed, scattered chaparral succeeding, and then a noble grove, overflowing the bijou canon." Bijou is French for jewel. So I guess O.Henry meant the canyon was small but attractive. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted bijou wwh 12/12/2003 11:15 PM Re: bijou Bingley 12/16/2003 4:51 AM Re: bijou maahey 12/17/2003 4:35 PM Re: bijou Faldage 12/17/2003 4:50 PM You're both right wofahulicodoc 12/18/2003 3:04 PM Re: You're both right wwh 12/18/2003 4:05 PM Re: You're both right wofahulicodoc 12/19/2003 1:50 AM Re: bijou maahey 12/19/2003 12:21 AM Re: bijou AnnaStrophic 12/19/2003 2:46 PM Re: bijou Buffalo Shrdlu 12/20/2003 3:11 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,285 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 25 A C Bowden 6 JerryC 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,140 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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