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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It’s dressed with giant Christmas stars, red and gold baubles and draped in a blaze of 110,000 LED lights.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
The actress accessorized her festive outfit with a red-and-white bauble headband boasting more candy-cane sticks perched on top, and a pair of white drop earrings.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Think about it: The holiday season involves packing bags, bedazzling your tree with baubles, and kneading dough for sugar cookies.
—Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
Judging by editors’ reactions to the trays and trays of fanciful baubles that filled the fashion closet for a recent street style shoot, these bits and bobs are here to stay.
—Ciarra Lorren Zatorski, Vogue, 5 Dec. 2024
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Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
The actress accessorized her festive outfit with a red-and-white bauble headband boasting more candy-cane sticks perched on top, and a pair of white drop earrings.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Think about it: The holiday season involves packing bags, bedazzling your tree with baubles, and kneading dough for sugar cookies.
—Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
Judging by editors’ reactions to the trays and trays of fanciful baubles that filled the fashion closet for a recent street style shoot, these bits and bobs are here to stay.
—Ciarra Lorren Zatorski, Vogue, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Bauble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bauble. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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bauble
noun
bau·ble
ˈbȯ-bəl 
ˈbäb-əl
: an object of little value
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