trinket
Meanings
Plural: trinkets
Noun
- cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
- A small, showy ornament, especially a piece of jewellery.
- A thing of little value; a toy, a trifle.
- A small item of food; a small dainty.
- A small item forming part of a set of equipment; an accessory, an accoutrement.
- An item used in a religious rite (also, a religious rite, belief, etc.) regarded as superfluous or trivial.
- A narrow or small watercourse.
- A small vessel for drinking from; a cup, a mug, a porringer.
- A small sail, specifically, a three-cornered sail formerly carried on a ship's foremast, probably on a lateen yard.
Verb
- Often followed by out: to adorn (someone or something) with trinkets (noun sense 1).
- To act in a secret, and often dishonest, way; to have secret, and often dishonest, dealings; to intrigue, to scheme.
Origin / Etymology
The origin of the noun is unknown; the word is possibly related to Old French tryncle (“piece of jewellery”). The following have also been suggested:
* From Middle English trenket, trynket (“small knife, specifically, a cordwainer’s knife”).
* From trick (“plaything, toy; trifle”, noun) or trick (verb).
However, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, there is insufficient evidence of any shift of meaning from these words to the current meanings of trinket.
The verb is derived from the noun.
Synonyms
bag of shells, bagatelle, bangle, bauble, bric-a-brac, dicky, dicky-bird, fallal, fandangle, fangle, fico, fig, fizgig, flyspeck, folderol, gaud, gewgaw, kickshaw, knick-knack, mathom, minuity, niff-naff, novelty, picayune, scuddick, sop, tat, tchotchke, toy, trangam, trick, trifle, trinket, triviality, whiffle, whim-wham, white chip
Scrabble Score: 11
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