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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Use it to store your keys, jewelry, or little keepsake trinkets.
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Kirsten Chanel Webber, Rolling Stone, 16 May 2024
How To Sell Art and Trinkets at a Garage Sale
Similar to toys, certain types of art and trinkets might need an appraiser's eye.
—Nafeesah Allen, Parents, 16 May 2024
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Kirsten Chanel Webber, Rolling Stone, 16 May 2024
How To Sell Art and Trinkets at a Garage Sale
Similar to toys, certain types of art and trinkets might need an appraiser's eye.
—Nafeesah Allen, Parents, 16 May 2024
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“Trinket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trinket. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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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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