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Noun: bauble  bo-bul
  1. Cheap showy jewellery or ornament on clothing
    "Her dress was covered in baubles that sparkled in the light";
    - bangle, gaud [archaic], gewgaw, novelty, fallal [archaic], trinket, geegaw, kickshaw [N. Amer]
     
  2. A mock scepter carried by a court jester
    "The jester's bauble added to his comical appearance"

Derived forms: baubles

Type of: adornment, scepter [US], sceptre [Brit, Cdn], verge, wand

Part of: trinketry

Encyclopedia: Bauble