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. 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. 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.