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Baubles

[baw-buhl] Origin

bau·ble

[baw-buhl]
noun
1.
a showy, usually cheap, ornament; trinket; gewgaw.
2.
a jester's scepter.

Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English babel, babulle < Old French babel, baubel, derivatives of an expressive base with varying vocalisms; compare Old French baubelet, bibelot

babble, Babel, bauble, bubble.
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Baubles is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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bauble
early 14c., from O.Fr. baubel "child's toy, trinket," probably a reduplication of bel, from L. bellus "pretty." Or else related to babe, baby.
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