Hypertext Webster Gateway: "trinket"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Trinket \Trin"ket\, n. [OE. 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. Cf. {Trench},
v. t.]
1. A knife; a cutting tool. --Tusser.
2. A small ornament, as a jewel, ring, or the like.
3. A thing of little value; a trifle; a toy.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Trinket \Trin"ket\, v. i.
To give trinkets; hence, to court favor; to intrigue. [Obs.]
--South.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Trinket \Trin"ket\, n. [F. trinquet foremast, also, a certain
sail, trinquette a triangular sail, or Sp. trinquete
triangular.] (Naut.)
A three-cornered sail formerly carried on a ship's foremast,
probably on a lateen yard.
Sailing always with the sheets of mainsail and trinket
warily in our hands. --Hakluyt.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
trinket
n 1: cheap showy jewelry or ornament or clothing [syn: {bangle},
{bauble}, {gaud}, {gewgaw}, {novelty}, {fallal}]
2: a inexpensive showy collectibles [syn: {chachka}, {tchotchke}]
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