bauble
bauble Lexical Profile
bauble Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A small, showy trinket or decoration of little monetary value.
"The antique shop's display case was cluttered with cheap glass baubles and tarnished brass pins."
British A spherical ornament, typically made of brightly colored glass or plastic, hung on a Christmas tree.
"The children carefully hung silver and red baubles from the lower branches of the fir tree."
A baton or mock scepter topped with a carved head having ass's ears, formerly carried by a court jester as an emblem of office.
"In the historical play, the court fool shook his bauble at the king while delivering a pointed riddle."
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in Middle English from Old French 'baubel' or 'babel', meaning a child's toy or plaything, possibly of imitative origin akin to 'babble' or 'baby'.