trinket
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Danh từ
noun- 1.
A small, showy ornament, especially a piece of jewellery.
That little trinket around her neck must have cost a bundle.
- 2.
(figuratively)(figurative) A thing of little practical and/or monetary value; a toy, a trifle.
It’s only a little trinket, but it reminds her of him.
Đồng nghĩa: bagatelle, bag of shells, bric-a-brac, dicky, dicky-bird, fico, fig, flamfew, flyspeck, minuity, niff-naff, picayune, scuddick, sop, ticky-tack, toy, trick, trifle, triviality, whiffle, white chip
- 3.
(obsolete)A small item of food; a small dainty.
- 4.
(in plural, obsolete)A small item forming part of a set of equipment; an accessory, an accoutrement.
- 5.
(derogatory, figuratively, obsolete)An item used in a religious rite (also, a religious rite, belief, etc.) regarded as superfluous or trivial.
- 6.
(Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland)A narrow or small watercourse.
- 7.
(UK, dialectal, obsolete)(UK, dialectal, chiefly Cheshire, Lancashire, obsolete) A small vessel for drinking from; a cup, a mug, a porringer.
- 8.
(obsolete)(nautical, obsolete) A small sail, specifically, a three-cornered sail formerly carried on a ship's foremast, probably on a lateen yard.
Động từ
verb- 1.
(rare, transitive)Often followed by out: to adorn (someone or something) with trinkets (noun etymology 1, noun sense 1).
- 2.
(Scotland, intransitive, obsolete)(intransitive, chiefly Scotland, obsolete) To act in a secret, and often dishonest, way; to have secret, and often dishonest, dealings; to intrigue, to scheme.
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The origin of the noun is; the word is possibly related to tryncle. The following have also been suggested: