1
: trinket sense 1
He affixed the bauble, with a kiss, upon her middle finger …—
Elinor Wylie
Elinor Wylie2
: a scepter of a fool (see fool entry 1 sense 2a)
… the licensed jester … brandished his bauble …—Sir Walter Scott
Sir Walter Scott3
: something of trifling appeal
4
British
: ornament
specifically
: a Christmas ornament
Our tree was decorated, most tastefully, with apt baubles bought from Georg Jensen. —Geoffrey Wolff
Geoffrey Wolff Synonyms
Examples of bauble in a Sentence
picked up some cheap baubles at the fair
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The night received all the marketing gusto that a company serving billionaires and their baubles could muster.
—Zachary Small, New York Times, 18 May 2024
Gigi Hadid rocked stellar nail adornments too—and was sure to strike a pose to show off the cute yellow baubles that resembled the roses on her Thom Browne gown.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 7 May 2024
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Zachary Small, New York Times, 18 May 2024
Gigi Hadid rocked stellar nail adornments too—and was sure to strike a pose to show off the cute yellow baubles that resembled the roses on her Thom Browne gown.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 7 May 2024
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“Bauble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bauble. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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bauble
noun
bau·ble
ˈbȯ-bəl 
ˈbäb-əl
: an object of little value
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