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Trinket — Géographie Pays Inde Coordonnées … Wikipédia en Français
Trinket — may refer to:* The original name of New Zealand rock band The Datsuns * A troll girl in the comic series Elfquest * A character in the American animated TV series Pepper Ann * The English localized name of Wei Xiaobao in John Minford s… … Wikipedia
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. [1913 Webster] Sailing always… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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. [1913 Webster] 2. A small… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Trinket — Trin ket, v. i. To give trinkets; hence, to court favor; to intrigue. [Obs.] South. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
trinket — trìnket m DEFINICIJA pom. malo jedro na prednjem jarbolu ETIMOLOGIJA tal. trinchetto … Hrvatski jezični portal
trinket — [n] knickknack bagatelle, bauble, bead, bibelot, curio, doodad*, gadget, gewgaw*, gimcrack*, glass*, hardware, jewel, jewelry, junk, nothing*, novelty, objet d’art, ornament, plaything, rock*, sparkler*, stone, toy, trifle, whatnot*; concept 446 … New thesaurus
trinket — ► NOUN ▪ a small ornament or item of jewellery that is of little value. DERIVATIVES trinketry noun. ORIGIN of unknown origin … English terms dictionary
trinket — [triŋ′kit] n. [ME trenket, shoemakers knife, ladies toy knife, ornament < NormFr trenquet < OFr trenchet < trenchier, to cut: see TRENCH] 1. a small, inexpensive ornament, piece of jewelry, etc. 2. a trifle or toy … English World dictionary
Trinket — Vorlage:Infobox Insel/Wartung/Bild fehltVorlage:Infobox Insel/Wartung/Höhe fehlt Trinket Gewässer Indischer Ozean Inselgruppe Nikobaren Geographische Lage … Deutsch Wikipedia
