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trin·ket
(trĭng′kĭt)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
[C16: perhaps from earlier trenket little knife, via Old Northern French, from Latin truncāre to lop]
ˈtrinketry 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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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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
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Translations
حِلْيَه صَغيرَه رَخيصَه
bižuteriecetka
nips
bizsucsecsebecse
glingur, glysvarningur
blizgutis
lēts rotājumsnieciņš
bižutéria
incik boncukufak süs eşyası
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trinket
n → Schmuckstück nt; (= ornament) → Schmuckgegenstand m; the trinkets hanging from her bracelet → die Anhänger an ihrem Armband
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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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