bauble

(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.]

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noun

A small showy article: bibelot, gewgaw, gimcrack, knickknack, novelty, toy, trifle, trinket, whatnot. See thing.

IN BRIEF: A trinket.

She was not attracted by the colorful baubles in the store window.

Tutor's tip: The "bauble" (worthless trinket) was flawed because it had a "bubble" (globule of air) trapped within it.

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For a list of words related to bauble, see:

• Jewelry - bauble: decorative trinket
• Foolishness, Bunkum, and Trifles

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - nipsgenstand, billigt stads

Nederlands (Dutch)
snuisterij, prul

Français (French)
n. - babiole, colifichet, marotte

Deutsch (German)
n. - Firlefanz, Nippsache

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μπιχλιμπίδι, λιλί, ράβδος γελωτοποιού

Italiano (Italian)
bazzecola

Português (Portuguese)
n. - bugiganga (f), ninharia (f), cetro (m) de bufão

Русский (Russian)
безделушка

Español (Spanish)
n. - baratija, chuchería, juguete

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - struntsak, leksak

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
美观的廉价货, 小玩具, 小玩意儿, 没价值的东西

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 美觀的廉價貨, 小玩具, 小玩意兒, 沒價值的東西

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 싸구려, 시시한 것, 장난감

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 安ピカもの, 子供の玩具

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) لعبه أطفال, زينه قليله الثمن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תכשיט צעקני, תכשיט זול‬

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