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GAUD
bangle, bauble, gaud, gewgaw, novelty, fallal, trinket
(noun) cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
gaud (plural gauds)
a cheap showy trinket
(obsolete) trick; jest; sport
(obsolete) deceit; fraud; artifice
Verb
gaud (third-person singular simple present gauds, present participle gauding, simple past and past participle gauded)
(obsolete) To bedeck gaudily; to decorate with gauds or showy trinkets or colours; to paint.
Etymology 2
Verb
gaud (third-person singular simple present gauds, present participle gauding, simple past and past participle gauded)
To sport or keep festival.
Anagrams
• Guad.
Source: Wiktionary
Gaud, n. Etym: [OE. gaude jest, trick, gaudi bead of a rosary, fr. L. gaudium joy, gladness. See Joy.]
1. Trick; jest; sport. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. Deceit; fraud; artifice; device. [Obs.] Chaucer.
3. An ornament; a piece of worthless finery; a trinket. "An idle gaud." Shak.
Gaud, v. i. Etym: [Cf. F. se gaudir to rejoice, fr. L. gaudere. See Gaud, n.]
Definition: To sport or keep festival. [Obs.] "Gauding with his familiars. " [Obs.] Sir T. North.
Gaud, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gauded; p. pr. & vb. n. Gauding.]
Definition: To bedeck gaudily; to decorate with gauds or showy trinkets or colors; to paint. [Obs.] "Nicely gauded cheeks." Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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