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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The video then shows a person holding a shiny bauble, with a gravel-like sound being audible as the ornament is moved.
—Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Print out the sheet music for the Christmas carol—which was composed almost two centuries ago— and cut it into strips which are thin enough to fit inside a bauble, but large enough to be recognizable as musical score.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Dec. 2024
Other contemporary favorites on sale include baubles from Rabanne and Completedworks, while the diamond-lovers out there will be drawn to the spectacular tennis bracelets from Saks Fifth Avenue’s private fine jewelry line.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 2 Dec. 2024
Now, don’t start wrapping the evergreen with strands and adorning it with baubles, garland, and tinsel quite yet.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2024
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Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Print out the sheet music for the Christmas carol—which was composed almost two centuries ago— and cut it into strips which are thin enough to fit inside a bauble, but large enough to be recognizable as musical score.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Dec. 2024
Other contemporary favorites on sale include baubles from Rabanne and Completedworks, while the diamond-lovers out there will be drawn to the spectacular tennis bracelets from Saks Fifth Avenue’s private fine jewelry line.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 2 Dec. 2024
Now, don’t start wrapping the evergreen with strands and adorning it with baubles, garland, and tinsel quite yet.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Bauble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bauble. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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bauble
noun
bau·ble
ˈbȯ-bəl 
ˈbäb-əl
: an object of little value
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