Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web
Related Searches
Synonyms
Nearby Words

bauble

 - 3 dictionary results
Bauble
Bauble Online. Free Shipping on 100,000+ Products!
www.Target.com

bau⋅ble

  [baw-buhl]
Use bauble in a Sentence
–noun
1. a showy, usually cheap, ornament; trinket; gewgaw.
2. a jester's scepter.
Origin:
1275–1325; ME babel, babulle < OF babel, baubel, derivs. of an expressive base with varying vocalisms; cf. OF baubelet, bibelot
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To bauble
Bauble
Bauble Online. Free Shipping on 100,000+ Products!
www.Target.com
bau·ble   (bô'bəl)   
n.  

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

  2. Archaic A mock scepter carried by a court jester.


[Middle English babel, from Old French, plaything.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Word Origin & History

bauble 
c.1320, from O.Fr. baubel "child's toy, trinket," probably a reduplication of bel, from L. bellus "pretty."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Search another word or see bauble on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us:
Partner Sites:
Ask AnswersEviteExpediaHotelsHotwireLife123LiveDailyMy Way