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 Examples of bauble in a Sentence
picked up some cheap baubles at the fair
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
The Washington Monument, surrounded by a circle of small US flags, also made its presence felt (as did the bright red Lunar New Year decorations hanging like Christmas baubles from the white buildings).
—New Atlas, 7 Apr. 2026
One plastic sandwich bag full of random baubles could bring in more than $20,000 once the gold was refined.
—Alex Morris, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2026
With its carat count, royal connections, and age, the Prince of Wales feathers brooch is a cut above many of the baubles in Queen Camilla’s impressive collection.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 13 Mar. 2026
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bauble
noun
bau·ble
ˈbȯ-bəl 
ˈbäb-əl
: an object of little value
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