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bauble

UK/ˈbɔːbəɫ/ US/ˈbɒbəɫ/ rare

noun

1.

a mock scepter carried by a court jester

2.

Origin

From Middle English bable, babel, babull, babulle, from Old French babel, baubel (“trinket, child's toy”), most likely a reduplication of bel, ultimately from Latin bellus (“pretty”).

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