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Showy ornament
Answer for the clue "Showy ornament ", 6 letters:
bauble
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Word definitions in WordNet
n. a mock scepter carried by a court jester cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing [syn: bangle , gaud , gewgaw , novelty , fallal , trinket ]
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
A bauble is a spherical Christmas ornament , usually hung on a Christmas tree . It may be a blend of two different words, an Old French , a child's plaything, and an old English babyll , something swinging to and fro. It was applied to a stick with a weight ...
Usage examples of bauble.
But the adventure should hold something beyond the fairy-tale elements of a magic golden bauble, a vengeful queen, a mysterious castle, and rivals for the hand of a princess.
After a last, curious glance at the bauble, Rhun returned it to Eilonwy.
He handed the bauble to Taran, who carefully tucked it into his jacket.
For a moment he held it covered in his hands, fearing disappointment should the bauble fail to glow.
Gurgi silently gave the bauble back to Taran who, heavy hearted, cupped it in his hands again.
He was about to return the bauble to his jacket, but stopped short and stared at his hand.
The giant bent, shaded his white eyes against the light of the bauble, and peered at the companions.
Clutching the bauble, Taran bent and thrust his way past the jagged arch.
Next moment, he collided with a wall of stone and fell back on his heels while the bauble slipped from his grasp and dropped among the pebbles on the uneven ground.
The bauble had rolled into a corner, but one glance, in the light of the glowing sphere, showed Taran there was no other way in or out of the chamber.
At the entrance to the chamber stood Prince Rhun, the bauble blazing in his hand.
Taran crouched on the turf, held the bauble close to the book, and with trembling fingers turned leaf after leaf.
And because he offered the greatest sacrifice, the bauble glowed brightest for him.
Project Bauble was, after all, about the only real action going, so far as econo-war effort was concerned.
But his hunch was that, if an ego-field were ever going to inhabit the Bauble, it would have done so before now.