trinket

Etymology
From, hence, possibly, a similarly sized toy knife worn as an ornament; probably from an 🇨🇬 dialectal form of. Compare.

Noun

 * 1) A small showy ornament or piece of jewelry
 * 2) A thing of little value; a trifle; a toy.
 * 3) * 1927-29,, ', translated 1940''' by , Part I, Chapter xxiii:
 * There is no art about the Eiffel Tower. In no way can it be said to have contributed to the real beauty of the Exhibition. Men flocked to see it and ascended it as it was a novelty and of unique dimensions. It was the toy of the Exhibition. So long as we are children we are attracted by toys, and the Tower was a good demonstration of the fact that we are all children attracted by trinkets. That may be claimed to be the purpose served by the Eiffel Tower.
 * 1)  A three-cornered sail formerly carried on a ship's foremast, probably on a lateen yard.
 * 2)  A knife; a cutting tool, especially a cordwainer's knife or other small curved blade meant for leatherworking and possibly joined with an elsen.
 * 1)  A three-cornered sail formerly carried on a ship's foremast, probably on a lateen yard.
 * 2)  A knife; a cutting tool, especially a cordwainer's knife or other small curved blade meant for leatherworking and possibly joined with an elsen.
 * 1)  A knife; a cutting tool, especially a cordwainer's knife or other small curved blade meant for leatherworking and possibly joined with an elsen.

Synonyms

 * See also: Thesaurus:trinket
 * See also: Thesaurus:trifle

Translations

 * Bulgarian: дребно украшение
 * Catalan:, galindaina
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 小飾物,
 * Czech: cetka
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:
 * French:, ,
 * German:, , Schmuckgegenstand
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: λῆρος, γλῆνος
 * Irish: daighsín
 * Italian:, , , ,
 * Japanese:, 安ピカ
 * Norwegian:, verdigjenstand, nips
 * Persian:
 * Polish:
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish: ,
 * Swedish: ,
 * Ukrainian: дрібни́чка, витребе́нька


 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan:, ,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech: cetka
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish:
 * French:, ,
 * German:
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: ,
 * Spanish:, , ,
 * Ukrainian: дрібни́чка

Verb

 * 1)  To give trinkets; to court favour.