trangam

[ trang-guhm ]

noun

, Archaic.

1. an odd gadget; gewgaw; trinket.

Word History and Origins

Origin of trangam¹

First recorded in 1650–60; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

"And meet time it was, when yon usher, vinegar-faced rogue that he is, began to inquire what Popish trangam you were wearing.—By the mass, the metal would have been confiscated for conscience-sake, like your other rattle-trap yonder at Avenel, which Mistress Lilias bears about on her shoes in the guise of a pair of shoe-buckles—This comes of carrying Popish nicknackets about you."

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