BAUBLE

Bau″ble (ba̤″b'l), n. [[Cf. OF. baubel a child's plaything, F. babiole, It. babbola, LL. baubellum gem, jewel, L. babulus, a baburrus, foolish.]] 1. 1. A trifling piece of finery; a gewgaw; that which is gay and showy without real value; a cheap, showy plaything.
The ineffective bauble of an Indian pagod. Sheridan. 2. 2. The fool's club. “A fool's bauble was a short stick with a head ornamented with an ass's ears fantastically carved upon it.” Nares.