Bauble definition

bôbəl

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A small, showy ornament of little value; a trinket.

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(archaic) A jester's baton with an ornament at the end.

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A showy but worthless or useless thing; trinket, trifle, etc.

noun

The definition of a bauble is a showy ornament or decoration of little value.

An example of a bauble is the colored bell that dangles from a jester's hat.

noun

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A club or sceptre carried by a jester.

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A small shiny spherical decoration, commonly put on Christmas trees.

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A mock scepter carried by a court jester.

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Other Word Forms

Singular:

bauble

Plural:

baubles

Middle English babel from Old French plaything

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Old French baubel (“trinket, child's toy”), most likely a reduplication of bel, ultimately from Latin bellus (“pretty”).

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