"brimborion" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: brimborions [plural]
Etymology: From French brimborion, from Latin breviarium. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|brimborion}} French brimborion, {{der|en|la|breviarium}} Latin breviarium Head templates: {{en-noun}} brimborion (plural brimborions)
  1. (obsolete) A useless or worthless object. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-brimborion-en-noun-m5Ux3zAA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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