1
: a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring)
2
: a small article of equipment
3
: a thing of little value : trifle
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the top of his desk was littered with trinkets that were collected as souvenirs from various vacations
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Connected to the watch, but hanging outside the pocket, might have been a tassel or short metal chains to hold a watch-winding key, a seal or other trinkets.
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Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
The braided and beaded trinkets are woven with messages of kindness, song lyrics or inside jokes among her devotees, who cluster in venue aisles and interminable merchandise lines at concerts to trade as part of their own secret society.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Dec. 2024
This advent calendar idea puts every trinket in plain view.
—Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Dec. 2024
Whit, a former antiques dealer, and his wife Kim have decorated the property with vintage trinkets from around the world, such as cast-iron frogs from Vietnam, textiles from Ecuador, and more.
—Gabrielle Nicole Pharms, Travel + Leisure, 1 Jan. 2025
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Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Jan. 2025
The braided and beaded trinkets are woven with messages of kindness, song lyrics or inside jokes among her devotees, who cluster in venue aisles and interminable merchandise lines at concerts to trade as part of their own secret society.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Dec. 2024
This advent calendar idea puts every trinket in plain view.
—Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Dec. 2024
Whit, a former antiques dealer, and his wife Kim have decorated the property with vintage trinkets from around the world, such as cast-iron frogs from Vietnam, textiles from Ecuador, and more.
—Gabrielle Nicole Pharms, Travel + Leisure, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Trinket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trinket. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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trinket
noun
trin·ket
ˈtriŋ-kət 
1
: a small ornament (as a jewel or ring)
2
: a thing of little value
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