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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Kendra Scott heart stretch bracelet: $40 All baubles don’t have to be expensive or fine jewelry to impress.
—Jené Luciani Sena, Fox News, 1 Feb. 2025
Glittering golden baubles hang above public roads, illuminated snowflakes adorn the exterior walls of deluxe hotels and soaring Christmas trees sit in the middle of mall atriums whilst the columns supporting their domed ceilings are wrapped in garlands.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Despite being told off, the baubles remained too exciting.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Made of plastic, porcelain, or just a real woman with an extraordinary imagination, dress-up has never been more fun, thanks to these bits and baubles.
—Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 17 Dec. 2024
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Jené Luciani Sena, Fox News, 1 Feb. 2025
Glittering golden baubles hang above public roads, illuminated snowflakes adorn the exterior walls of deluxe hotels and soaring Christmas trees sit in the middle of mall atriums whilst the columns supporting their domed ceilings are wrapped in garlands.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Despite being told off, the baubles remained too exciting.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Made of plastic, porcelain, or just a real woman with an extraordinary imagination, dress-up has never been more fun, thanks to these bits and baubles.
—Stacia Datskovska, WWD, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Bauble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bauble. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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bauble
noun
bau·ble
ˈbȯ-bəl 
ˈbäb-əl
: an object of little value
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