bauble : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: bauble	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for bauble
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bauble n a mock scepter carried by a court jester cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing Synonym(s): bangle, bauble, gaud, gewgaw, novelty, fallal, trinket
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bauble \Bau"ble\, n. [Cf. OF. baubel a child's plaything, F. babiole, It. babbola, LL. baubellum gem, jewel, L. babulus, a baburrus, foolish.] 1. A trifling piece of finery; a gewgaw; that which is gay and showy without real value; a cheap, showy plaything. The ineffective bauble of an Indian pagod. --Sheridan. 2. The fool's club. [Obs.] [bd]A fool's bauble was a short stick with a head ornamented with an ass's ears fantastically carved upon it.[b8] --Nares.