BAUBLE
\bˈɔːbə͡l], \bˈɔːbəl], \b_ˈɔː_b_əl]\
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A trifling piece of finery; a gewgaw; that which is gay and showy without real value; a cheap, showy plaything.
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The fool's club.
By Oddity Software
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A trifling piece of finery; a gewgaw; that which is gay and showy without real value; a cheap, showy plaything.
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The fool's club.
By Noah Webster.
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Anything showy or gay but without real value; a child's plaything; the wand carried by a court jester.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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