gauds
plural of gaud
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.
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
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
