baubles

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  1. noun A small, showy ornament of little value; a trinket.
  2. noun Archaic A mock scepter carried by a court jester.

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  • This is the prize he has sought all along, caring nothing for the baubles, the necklace, the ring, and as for the girl herself—yes, indeed, she is quite appealing in her peasant-wench way, and he knows she is desperate enough to let him embrace her, but within his strong, solitary mind he also knows that such intimacy would provide only the most temporary of respite from his terrible loneliness. —  FSF,March2008
  • She was entranced by my display of baubles, and after trying unsuccessfully to make up her mind, she invited me in for tea so she could take some time to decide I was surfeited with tea and teacake by then, but this was the price one paid for information. —  AHMM, September 2006
  • (Puil by then was given the toss by Vancouver voters) TransLink's board caved in (oh yes a Senator seat and other baubles were offered as well) and RAV was given the Green light. —  Tyee - Home
  • This stall consists of a bunch of glass cases, which store countless weird relics from the past: baby spoons, bottle openers, old family photographs, baubles, keys, cutlery, etc etc forevs; its wares are pretty much an olio of everything forgotten and left behind from the entire 20th century. —  NOGOODFORME.COM
  • The Christmas set includes blaze orange baubles, themed candles, a … —  TREND HUNTER - The Latest Trends
 

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