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  • 11Trinket — Vorlage:Infobox Insel/Wartung/Bild fehltVorlage:Infobox Insel/Wartung/Höhe fehlt Trinket Gewässer Indischer Ozean Inselgruppe Nikobaren Geographische Lage …

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  • 12trinket — noun a) A small showy ornament or piece of jewelry That little trinket around her neck must have cost a bundle. b) A mere trifle Its only a little trinket, but it reminds her of him …

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  • 13trinket — UK [ˈtrɪŋkɪt] / US noun [countable] Word forms trinket : singular trinket plural trinkets a small decoration that is not very valuable, for example a small piece of jewellery …

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  • 14trinket — [[t]trɪ̱ŋkɪt[/t]] trinkets N COUNT A trinket is a pretty piece of jewellery or small ornament that is inexpensive. She sold trinkets to tourists …

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  • 15Trinket Island — (29 km²) is part of the Nicobar Islands chain, located in the northeast Indian Ocean between the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea. It is located east of Kamorta island and, like the Nicobar Islands generally, is under the sovereignty of the… …

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  • 16trinket — noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1527 1. a small ornament (as a jewel or ring) 2. a small article of equipment 3. a thing of little value ; trifle …

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  • 17trinket — /tring kit/, n. 1. a small ornament, piece of jewelry, etc., usually of little value. 2. anything of trivial value. v.i. 3. to deal secretly or surreptitiously. [1525 35; orig. uncert.] * * * …

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  • 18trinket — Synonyms and related words: a continental, a curse, a damn, a darn, a hoot, agate, bagatelle, ball, baseball bat, bat, battledore, bauble, bean, bibelot, bit, blocks, brass farthing, bric a brac, button, cent, checkerboard, chessboard, club,… …

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  • 19trinket — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. toy, plaything, bauble, gewgaw. See ornament. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. plaything, toy, tinsel, frippery, knickknack, gadget, novelty, bauble, showpiece*, dazzler*, doo dad*, pretty pretty*,… …

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  • 20trinket — trin|ket [ˈtrıŋkıt] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Perhaps from trenket small knife (15 16 centuries), from Old North French trenquet, from trenquer to cut ] a piece of jewellery or a small pretty object that is not valuable …

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