trinket

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a small decorative object or piece of jewelry, often inexpensive or showy

   A silver trinket hung from the bracelet.

2. 2
   noun

   a small object of little practical or monetary value

   The shelf was crowded with souvenirs and other trinkets.

Recorded in English from the early sixteenth century, but its origin is unknown. Suggested sources include Old French tryncle 'piece of jewelry,' Middle English trenket 'small knife,' and a form related to trick, but none is securely established.

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