bauble

bauble

a showy ornament; trinket, gewgaw
Not to be confused with:bobble – a repeated, jerky movement; a fumbling of a baseball; an error; mistakebubble – a round body of gas contained in a liquid; a dome or domelike structure; a temporary change: a real estate bubble

bau·ble

B0119500 (bô′bəl)n.1. A showy, often inexpensive ornament, especially a piece of jewelry; a trinket.2. A mock scepter carried by a court jester.3. A shiny, spherical ornament, usually made of glass, used to decorate a Christmas tree.

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[Middle English babel, from Old French, plaything.]

bauble

(ˈbɔːbəl) n1. a showy toy or trinket of little value; trifle2. a small, usually spherical ornament made of coloured or decorated material which is hung from the branches of a Christmas tree. Usual US name: Christmas ornament 3. (Historical Terms) (formerly) a mock staff of office carried by a court jester[C14: from Old French baubel plaything, of obscure origin]

bau•ble

(ˈbɔ bəl)

n. 1. a cheap, showy ornament; trinket. 2. a scepter carried by a court jester. [1275–1325; Middle English babel, babulle < Old French babel, baubel, of expressive orig.; compare Old French baubelet, bibelot]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bauble - a mock scepter carried by a court jesterscepter, sceptre, verge, wand - a ceremonial or emblematic staff
	2.	bauble - cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothingfallal, gaud, gewgaw, trinket, bangle, noveltyadornment - a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainnesstrinketry - trinkets and other ornaments of dress collectively

bauble

noun trinket, ornament, trifle, toy, plaything, bagatelle, gimcrack, gewgaw, knick-knack, bibelot, kickshaw The trees are decorated with fairy lights and coloured baubles.

bauble

nounA small showy article:bibelot, gewgaw, gimcrack, knickknack, novelty, toy, trifle, trinket, whatnot.

Translations

gingillobombkaёлочный шар