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bauble definition

bau·ble (bô′bəl)

noun

  1. a showy but worthless or useless thing; trinket, trifle, etc.
  2. Archaic a jester's baton with an ornament at the end

Etymology: ME babel < OFr baubel, belbel, prob. redupl. of bel < L bellus, pretty

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bauble Synonyms

bauble

n.

trinket, trifle, gewgaw, knickknack; see jewel 1, jewelry, trinket.


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bauble Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • make: Their youth is spent to teach them to stitch and sew, or make baubles.

Adjective modifier

  • shiny: Posted by Damo on 12 December, 2003 at 10:10 AM shiny baubles or shiny reflections?

Preposition: on

  • tree: Parts of the scenery had been almost shredded in half by the gunfire, baubles on trees shattered.

Noun used with modifier

  • glass: Eduardo, 13, from Angola doesnât decorate his home with fairy lights and glass baubles at Christmas.
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bauble quotes

Take away that fool's baubleöthe Mace.

-Cromwell, Oliver

It is a little plaything-house that I got out of Mrs Chevenix's shop, and it is the prettiest bauble you ever saw. It is set in enamelled meadows with filigree hedges†barges as solemn as Barons of the Exchequer move under my window† Thank God! theThames is between me and the Duchess of Queensberry.

-Walpole, Horace, 4th Earl of Orford

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