baubleryn.
/ˈbɔːbləri/, U.S. /ˈbɔbləri/, /ˈbɑbləri/ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > [noun] > cheap or gaudy > gewgaw or trinket
baublec1330
gaudc1430
gayc1475
strincate1489
trim-tram1523
gewgawa1529
trinketa1533
toy1548
gaudy1555
baublery1583
trinkilo1631
jingle-jangle1640
prettiness1649
trinkum1665
knacka1677
knick-knack1682
trinkum-trankum1699
knick-knacket1793
knick-knackery1812
trankum1819
gaw1822
pretty1882
trinklet1897
mathom1954
tchotchke1968
1583 P. Stubbes Anat. Abuses sig. Giii These new toyes..fond deuyces and childish babelries, (new fashions I should say).
1583 P. Stubbes Anat. Abuses sig. Miiv Papers, wherin is painted some babblerie or other, of Imagery woork, & these they call my Lord of mis-rules badges.
2. As a mass noun: showy or gaudy ornamentation; baubles or trinkets collectively.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > [noun] > cheap or gaudy > gewgaw or trinket > collectively
trifling?1544
trinklement1582
gallantry1687
fegary1724
knick-knackery1801
trinketry1810
feminality1840
foofaraw1848
baublery1850
pretty-prettya1882
slum1929
1850 Manch. Temperance Reporter 12 Jan. Men decked out in livery, baublery and foolery.
1974 Time 29 Apr. 84/1 Florentine Baroque has been considered mostly worthless baublery.
2001 Daily Post (N. Wales) (Nexis) 24 Nov. 20 It's time to be ostentatious and extravagant..as this selection of lavish treats and trinkets shows. This year, there's a positive wealth of posh baublery at posh prices.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2022).
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