Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Plaything (-s)
plaything (-s), n. [see play, n. + OE þing.] (webplay: child, day, heard, lives, man, rose, woman, work).
- Toy; trinket; object designed for amusement.
- [Fig.] trifle; frivolous object; trivial thing; unimportant item.
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