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bauble (n.)
early 14c., "showy trinket or ornament," from Old French baubel "child's toy, trinket," probably a reduplication of bel, from Latin bellus "pretty" (see belle). Or else related to babe, baby. Meaning "a trifle, thing of little or no value" is from 1630s.
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