GAUDERY

gaudery, pomp

(noun) cheap or pretentious or vain display

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

gaudery (countable and uncountable, plural gauderies)

finery; ornaments; ostentatious display.

Source: Wiktionary


Gaud"er*y, n.

Definition: Finery; ornaments; ostentatious display. [R.] "Tarnished gaudery." Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

20 June 2025

MODEST

(adjective) marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself; “a modest apartment”; “too modest to wear his medals”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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