Definition of trinket
1 : a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring)
2 : a small article of equipment
3 : a thing of little value : trifle
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the top of his desk was littered with trinkets that were collected as souvenirs from various vacations
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Lion teeth and claws are known to have value as trinkets.
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Yet another noose-ish trinket was found at a place of prominence in Washington, D.C.—the third in about a week located on federal property.
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Trump’s starter trinkets would be much more expensive.
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Inside the tower, the former hotel is populated with an array of otherworldly trinkets, some from Disneyland’s past (a sculpture of the Haunted Mansion’s ghost dog) and some straight from Marvel’s history (a robotic Cosmo the Spacedog).
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The most overhyped of these studies and stories suggest that in some busy brain area lies the locus of love, the center of empathy, or the key to fear of the new — as if a trinket dropped by Caesar along some road reveals the dynamics of Rome.
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Origin and Etymology of trinket
origin unknown
First Known Use: circa 1527
TRINKET Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of trinket for English Language Learners
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: a piece of jewelry or an ornament that has little value
TRINKET Defined for Kids
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: a small object of little value
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