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bauble

bau·ble [ báwb'l ] (plural bau·bles)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. trinket: something that is small and decorative but of little real value

2. mock scepter: a mock scepter of office carried by a court jester ( archaic )

[14th century. < Old French, "plaything"]
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