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trin·ket  (trngkt) n. 1. A small ornament, such as a piece of jewelry. 2. A trivial thing; a trifle. [Origin unknown.]

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trinket [ˈtrɪŋkɪt]

n

1. a small or worthless ornament or piece of jewellery

2. a trivial object; trifle

[perhaps from earlier trenket little knife, via Old Northern French, from Latin truncāre to lop]

trinketry  n

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trin•ket (ˈtrɪŋ kɪt) 

n.

1. a small ornament, piece of jewelry, etc., usu. of little value.

2. anything of trivial value.

[1525–35; orig. uncertain]

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Trinket of corvisors: shoemakers collectively,—Bk. of St. Albans, 1486.

Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.

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1.

trinket - cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing fallal, gaud, gewgaw, bangle, bauble, novelty adornment - a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness trinketry - trinkets and other ornaments of dress collectively

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trinket

noun ornament, bauble, knick-knack, piece of bric-a-brac, nothing, toy, trifle, bagatelle, gimcrack, gewgaw, bibelot, kickshaw She sold trinkets to tourists.

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trinket (ˈtriŋkit) noun

a small (usually cheap) ornament or piece of jewellery. That shop sells postcards and trinkets.

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