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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There will also be baubles from Harry Winston and Van Cleef & Arpels.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 16 July 2025
Their planning of the Brink’s heist allegedly began at the International Gem and Jewelry Show in San Mateo, where, starting on July 8, 2022, jewelers displayed their baubles in booths under the glare of fluorescent light.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025
Leviev donated a portion of the baubles’ bottomline to charity.
—Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 6 July 2025
Guests stream through its turnstiles to see Christmas trees bristling with baubles and Santa wearing his thick red and white suit under the sun.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 16 July 2025
Their planning of the Brink’s heist allegedly began at the International Gem and Jewelry Show in San Mateo, where, starting on July 8, 2022, jewelers displayed their baubles in booths under the glare of fluorescent light.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025
Leviev donated a portion of the baubles’ bottomline to charity.
—Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 6 July 2025
Guests stream through its turnstiles to see Christmas trees bristling with baubles and Santa wearing his thick red and white suit under the sun.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Bauble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bauble. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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bauble
noun
bau·ble
ˈbȯ-bəl 
ˈbäb-əl
: an object of little value
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