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Entry 5 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Trinket

/trĭng'-kət/ · Trin·ket · IPA /ˈtɹɪŋkɪt/
01 n. A three-cornered sail formerly carried on a ship's foremast, probably on a lateen yard.
  1. 1.
    A three-cornered sail formerly carried on a ship's foremast, probably on a lateen yard.(Naut.)
    “Sailing always with the sheets of mainsail and trinket warily in our hands.” — Hakluyt.
02 n. A knife; a cutting tool.
  1. 1.
    A knife; a cutting tool.
  2. 2.
    A small ornament, as a jewel, ring, or the like.
  3. 3.
    A thing of little value; a trifle; a toy.
03 v. i. To give trinkets; hence, to court favor; to intrigue.
  1. 1.
    To give trinkets; hence, to court favor; to intrigue.[Obs.]