bauble

Noun
Synonyms: banglegaudgewgawnoveltyfallaltrinket

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. a mock scepter carried by a court jester
  2. cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothingSynonyms: banglegaudgewgawnoveltyfallaltrinket
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Bauble \Bau"ble\ (b[add]"b'l), n. [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. [1913 Webster]

The ineffective bauble of an Indian pagod.— Sheridan.[1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

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