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bauble
(encz) | bauble,cetka n: PetrV |
bauble
(encz) | bauble,levná bižuterie n: nebesnaks |
Bauble
(gcide) | Bauble \Bau"ble\ (b[add]"b'l), 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.
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The ineffective bauble of an Indian pagod.
--Sheridan.
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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.
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bauble
(wn) | bauble
n 1: a mock scepter carried by a court jester
2: cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing [syn: bangle,
bauble, gaud, gewgaw, novelty, fallal, trinket] |
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baubles
(encz) | baubles,cetky n: pl. PetrV |
Bauble
(gcide) | Bauble \Bau"ble\ (b[add]"b'l), 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.
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The ineffective bauble of an Indian pagod.
--Sheridan.
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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.
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