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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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