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   bau·ble

   /ˈbôb(ə)l/

   noun

   • 1. a small, showy trinket or decoration: "clutch bags embellished with glittering baubles"
   • ▪ something that is superficially attractive but useless or worthless: "people in quest of honors are wasting time and effort to secure baubles"
   • 2. a baton formerly used as an emblem by jesters. historical

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French baubel ‘child's toy’, of unknown origin.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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