Bible Dictionaries
Trinket
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(v. t.) A knife; a cutting tool.
(2):
(v. t.) A small ornament, as a jewel, ring, or the like.
(3):
(v. t.) A thing of little value; a trifle; a toy.
(4):
(n.) A three-cornered sail formerly carried on a ship's foremast, probably on a lateen yard.
(5):
(v. i.) To give trinkets; hence, to court favor; to intrigue.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Trinket'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/t/trinket.html. 1828.