Trinket Definition

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trinkets
noun
trinkets
A small, inexpensive ornament, piece of jewelry, etc.
Webster's New World
A trifle or toy.
Webster's New World

(nautical) A three-cornered sail formerly carried on a ship's foremast, probably on a lateen yard.

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verb

(obsolete) To give trinkets; to court favour.

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Other Word Forms of Trinket

Noun

Singular:
trinket
Plural:
trinkets

Origin of Trinket

  • Old English trenket (“a sort of knife, hence, probably, a toy knife worn as an ornament"); probably from an Old French dialectic form of trenchier (“to cut"). Compare trench.

    From Wiktionary

  • Origin unknown

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Trinket Sentence Examples

  • He held out his hand, and she deposited a small trinket in it.

  • A trinket or bauble you inherited from a family member.

  • The kernel of the large-fruited variety is of very indifferent quality, but its large shells are made use of by the French as trinket cases.

  • Yes, that neat little trinket is a source of constant magic that traps us.

  • I have many gifts to offer you, much finer than this little trinket.

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