| 单词 | bauble |
| 释义 | bauble From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishJewellerybaublebau‧ble /ˈbɔːbəl $ ˈbɒː-/ noun [countable]1 DCJa cheap piece of jewellery2 British EnglishAVTRADITION a brightly coloured decoration that looks like a ball and is used to decorate a Christmas treeExamples from the Corpusbauble• They're born to be automatons, consumed by baubles and gimmicks.• The jury box is set off by a walnut rail and descending baubles, round spheres of beautifully grained wood.• Some, like becoming High Sheriff of Somerset, were trouble-free baubles.• A bag of red wool was produced from a work basket and the looped baubles glittered on the tree.• Who knew when she might collapse in a heap of baubles and bangles?• This sumptuous bauble, appropriately named the Tor Abbey Jewel, was doubtless made for a wealthy patron.• The jewels, the diamonds, the baubles you're so fond of?Origin bauble (1300-1400) Old French babel |
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