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
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Examples of bauble in a Sentence
picked up some cheap baubles at the fair
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There's also an infinity mirror and chain, fractal walk, baubles, bubbles and more.
—Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 29 Dec. 2024
Blitzen’s Bar is outfitted with neon signs, kitschy leg lamps, hanging tinsel and vibrant baubles.
—Michele Herrmann, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
That would be Mari Lwyd (Grey Mare or Grey Mary), made of a real horse’s skull draped in white cloth and adorned with baubles and streamers, which would be paraded around villages, according to the government and Amgueddfa Cymru (Museum Wales).
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
The tree is adorned with baubles grouped into bands of different colors, including gold, blue/green, white and silver, that wrap around the tree.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 29 Dec. 2024
Blitzen’s Bar is outfitted with neon signs, kitschy leg lamps, hanging tinsel and vibrant baubles.
—Michele Herrmann, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
That would be Mari Lwyd (Grey Mare or Grey Mary), made of a real horse’s skull draped in white cloth and adorned with baubles and streamers, which would be paraded around villages, according to the government and Amgueddfa Cymru (Museum Wales).
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
The tree is adorned with baubles grouped into bands of different colors, including gold, blue/green, white and silver, that wrap around the tree.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Bauble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bauble. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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bauble
noun
bau·ble
ˈbȯ-bəl 
ˈbäb-əl
: an object of little value
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