trinket

[ tring-kit ]
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noun
  1. a small ornament, piece of jewelry, etc., usually of little value.

  2. anything of trivial value.

verb (used without object)
  1. to deal secretly or surreptitiously.

Origin of trinket

1
First recorded in 1525–35; origin uncertain

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How to use trinket in a sentence

  • You should, before leaving the room, lock your trunk, and be careful not to leave money or trinkets lying about.

  • Ba'tiste, bending among the lost trinkets that once had been his wife's, did not hear.

    The White Desert | Courtney Ryley Cooper
  • One by one Ba'tiste brought forth the trinkets and laid them before the thin-faced man.

    The White Desert | Courtney Ryley Cooper
  • Some presents of cutlery and trinkets were then distributed, trumpets sounded, and the party prepared to return to their boats.

    The Indian in his Wigwam | Henry R. Schoolcraft
  • No tie pin nor trinkets of any description should be allowed servants.

    The Complete Bachelor | Walter Germain

British Dictionary definitions for trinket

trinket

/ (ˈtrɪŋkɪt) /


noun
  1. a small or worthless ornament or piece of jewellery

  2. a trivial object; trifle

Origin of trinket

1
C16: perhaps from earlier trenket little knife, via Old Northern French, from Latin truncāre to lop

Derived forms of trinket

  • trinketry, noun

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