bauble
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bəl noun
1.
a showy, usually cheap, ornament; trinket; gewgaw.
2.
a jester's scepter.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a showy toy or trinket of little value; trifle |
| 2. | Usual US name: Christmas ornament a small, usually spherical ornament made of coloured or decorated material which is hung from the branches of a Christmas tree |
| 3. | (formerly) a mock staff of office carried by a court jester |
| [C14: from Old French baubel plaything, of obscure origin] | |
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Word Origin & History
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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Example sentences
But that doesn't mean any old diamond bauble will do.
But even in these straitened times, the city-state has rolled out this latest bauble with its usual flair.
Real power for the first time in the better part of a century is no small bauble.
One bauble that more yacht buyers are asking for is a helicopter.
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