Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A small ornament, such as a piece of jewelry.
- noun A trivial thing; a trifle.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A knife, especially a shoemakers' knife.
- noun A trifling ornament; a jewel for personal wear, especially one of no great value; any small fancy article; a cherished thing of slight worth.
- To deal in a small, selfish way; hold secret communication; have private intercourse; intrigue; traffic.
- noun A vessel to drink or eat out of. See the quotations.
- noun A topsail; perhaps, originally, a lateen sail carried on the foremast.
- noun A streamlet.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb obsolete To give trinkets; hence, to court favor; to intrigue.
- noun A knife; a cutting tool.
- noun A small ornament, as a jewel, ring, or the like.
- noun A thing of little value; a trifle; a toy.
- noun (Naut.) A three-cornered sail formerly carried on a ship's foremast, probably on a lateen yard.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
small showy ornament orpiece ofjewelry - noun A
mere trifle - verb obsolete To give trinkets; to
court favour .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Buy the overpriced trinket from the police charity — or get the ticket.
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Once the cache is discovered, it is traditional for finders to choose a trinket from the box and to leave something behind.
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Have you bought the mandatory silver and turquoise trinket from a street peddler yet?
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The evidence about the bank robbery was compelling, but that little trinket from the boyfriend hardened everyone’s heart.
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The evidence about the bank robbery was compelling, but that little trinket from the boyfriend hardened everyone’s heart.
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The evidence about the bank robbery was compelling, but that little trinket from the boyfriend hardened everyone’s heart.
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The evidence about the bank robbery was compelling, but that little trinket from the boyfriend hardened everyone’s heart.
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Oh no barbarian, this trinket was a gift from a soldier.
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Oh no barbarian, this trinket was a gift from a soldier.
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At least there is scarce a soldier in the Sultan's army who would not give all he has for yonder trinket, which is known throughout the land as the Star of Hassan.
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