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Webster 1913 Edition
Bauble
Bau′ble
(ba̤′b’l)
, Noun.
[Cf. OF.
baubel
a child’s plaything, F. babiole
, It. babbola
, LL. baubellum
gem, jewel, L. babulus
, a baburrus
, foolish.] 1.
A trifling piece of finery; a gewgaw; that which is gay and showy without real value; a cheap, showy plaything.
The ineffective
bauble
of an Indian pagod. Sheridan.
2.
The fool's club.
[Obs.]
“A fool's bauble was a short stick with a head ornamented with an ass's ears fantastically carved upon it.” Nares.
Definition 2024
bauble
bauble
English
Noun
bauble (plural baubles)
- A cheap showy ornament piece of jewellery; a gewgaw.
- A club or sceptre carried by a jester.
- A small shiny spherical decoration, commonly put on Christmas trees.
Synonyms
- (showy ornament): See also: Wikisaurus:trinket
Translations
cheap showy ornament piece of jewellery
club or sceptre carried by a jester
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small shiny spherical decoration, commonly put on Christmas trees
See also
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bauble on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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bauble in the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.