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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Red and gold baubles, green wreaths and ribbons were dotted around the Holy Family Church, and a tall Christmas tree draped in tinsel was erected in the corner.
—Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 21 Dec. 2025
Keep Special Ornaments Safe If trimming the tree with your great-grandmother's baubles seems too risky with a toddler running around, try some techniques that display your treasures farther from little hands and curious pets.
—Caylin Harris, Parents, 21 Dec. 2025
Instead companies either evaded attention (like avoiding the eye of Sauron in LOTR), or openly courted favor by parading through the White House and giving the president golden baubles.
—Andrew Winston, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2025
One timelapse video showed Gomez, who was dressed in a cozy grey sweater and shorts, placing baubles on the tree alongside her husband before leaning in for a sweet kiss.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
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Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 21 Dec. 2025
Keep Special Ornaments Safe If trimming the tree with your great-grandmother's baubles seems too risky with a toddler running around, try some techniques that display your treasures farther from little hands and curious pets.
—Caylin Harris, Parents, 21 Dec. 2025
Instead companies either evaded attention (like avoiding the eye of Sauron in LOTR), or openly courted favor by parading through the White House and giving the president golden baubles.
—Andrew Winston, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2025
One timelapse video showed Gomez, who was dressed in a cozy grey sweater and shorts, placing baubles on the tree alongside her husband before leaning in for a sweet kiss.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Bauble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bauble. Accessed 29 Dec. 2025.
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bauble
noun
bau·ble
ˈbȯ-bəl 
ˈbäb-əl
: an object of little value
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