'Bauble' definitions:

Definition of 'bauble'

(from WordNet)
noun
A mock scepter carried by a court jester
noun
Cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing [syn: bangle, bauble, gaud, gewgaw, novelty, fallal, trinket]

Definition of 'Bauble'

From: 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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