BAUBLE


Meaning of BAUBLE in English

/baw"beuhl/ , n.

1. a showy, usually cheap, ornament; trinket; gewgaw.

2. a jester's scepter.

[ 1275-1325; ME babel, babulle babel, baubel, derivs. of an expressive base with varying vocalisms; cf. OF baubelet, BIBELOT ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .