bauble
bauble definition
bau·ble (bô′bəl)
noun
- a showy but worthless or useless thing; trinket, trifle, etc.
- 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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