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2 definitions found 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.] ``A fool's bauble was a short stick with a head ornamented with an ass's ears fantastically carved upon it.'' --Nares. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: bauble n 1: a mock scepter carried by a court jester 2: cheap showy jewelry or ornament or clothing [syn: {bangle}, {gaud}, {gewgaw}, {novelty}, {trinket}, {fallal}]
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