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trinket

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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.]

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

Trinket of corvisors: shoemakers collectively,—Bk. of St. Albans, 1486.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.trinkettrinket - cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
adornment - a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness
trinketry - trinkets and other ornaments of dress collectively

trinket
noun ornament, bauble, knick-knack, piece of bric-a-brac, nothing, toy, trifle, bagatelle, gimcrack, gewgaw, bibelot, kickshaw She sold trinkets to tourists.
Translations
trinket [ˈtrɪŋkɪt] Nchuchería f, baratija f

trinket [ˈtrɪŋkɪt] n
(= ornament) → bibelot m
(= piece of jewellery) → colifichet m

trinket
nSchmuckstück nt; (= ornament)Schmuckgegenstand m; the trinkets hanging from her braceletdie Anhänger an ihrem Armband

trinket [ˈtrɪŋkɪt] n (piece of jewellery) → ciondolo; (ornament) → ninnolo, gingillo
trinket [ˈtrɪŋkɪt] n (piece of jewellery) → ciondolo; (ornament) → ninnolo, gingillo

trinket
n trinket [ˈtriŋkit]
a small (usually cheap) ornament or piece of jewellery That shop sells postcards and trinkets. goedkoop juweliersware حِلْيَه صَغيرَه رَخيصَه дрънкулка cetka, bižuterie (levná) nips der Zierat στολίδι, κόσμημα bisutería, quincalla; baratija nipsasi زیور آلات ارزان hely babiole תַּכשִיט זוֹל हलका गहना drangulija csecsebecse, bizsu perhiasan kecil glingur, glysvarningur (gioiello di poco valore) 装身具 (보통 값싼) 장신구 blizgutis lēts rotājums; nieciņš barang kodi snuisterij (billig) smykke; liten nipsgjenstand błyskotka gablonţuri; suve­ni­ruri безделушка (lacná) bižutéria, ozdoba okrasek, bižuterija drangulija smycke, prydnadssak สิ่งประดับเล็กน้อย ufak süs eşyası, incik boncuk 小件飾物 дрібничка بُندہ đồ nữ trang


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Heathcliff had opened the trinket and cast out its contents, replacing them by a black lock of his own.
She took off the glove and raised the ring to her lips, though I doubt not it was the cheapest trinket.
A cross is the last thing I would wear as a trinket.
 
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