'Trinket' definitions:
Definition of 'trinket'
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Definition of 'Trinket'
From: GCIDE
- 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 ornament, as a jewel, ring, or the like. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A thing of little value; a trifle; a toy. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Trinket'
From: GCIDE
- Trinket \Trin"ket\, v. i. To give trinkets; hence, to court favor; to intrigue. [Obs.] --South. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Trinket'
From: GCIDE
- 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 with the sheets of mainsail and trinket warily in our hands. --Hakluyt. [1913 Webster]