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   bauble

   /ˈbɔːbl/

   noun

   • 1. a small, showy trinket or decoration: "clutch bags embellished with glittering baubles"
   • ▪ a light, brightly coloured glass ball or other decoration hung on a Christmas tree: British "once stripped of their tinsel and baubles, most Christmas trees end up in landfill"
   • ▪ something that is superficially attractive but useless or worthless: "people in quest of honours are wasting time and effort to secure baubles"
   • 2. a baton formerly used as an emblem by jesters. historical

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French baubel ‘child's toy’, of unknown origin.

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