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   bauble

   /ˈbɔːbl/

   noun

   • 1. a small, showy trinket or decoration: "clutch bags embellished with glittering baubles"
   • ▪ a light, brightly coloured glass ball or other decoration hung on a Christmas tree: British "once stripped of their tinsel and baubles, most Christmas trees end up in landfill"
   • ▪ something that is superficially attractive but useless or worthless: "people in quest of honours are wasting time and effort to secure baubles"
   • 2. a baton formerly used as an emblem by jesters. historical

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French baubel ‘child's toy’, of unknown origin.

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   1. : trinket sense 1. He affixed the bauble, with a kiss, upon her middle finger … Elinor Wylie. 2. : a scepter of a fool (see fool entry 1 sense 2a) … the licensed jester … brandished his bauble … Sir Walter Scott. 3. : something of trifling appeal. 4. British : ornament. specifically : a Christmas ornament.

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6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBAUBLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   noun. 1. a showy toy or trinket of little value; trifle. 2. a small, usually spherical ornament made of coloured or decorated material which is hung from the branches of a Christmas tree. Usual US name: Christmas ornament. 3. (formerly) a mock staff of office carried by a court jester. Collins English Dictionary.

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   noun. baubles. A small, showy ornament of little value; a trinket. American Heritage. A showy but worthless or useless thing; trinket, trifle, etc. Webster's New World. A mock scepter carried by a court jester. American Heritage. A jester's baton with an ornament at the end.

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   Bauble definition: a showy, usually cheap, ornament; trinket; gewgaw.. See examples of BAUBLE used in a sentence.