GEWGAWS

Noun

gewgaws

plural of gewgaw

Source: Wiktionary

GEWGAW

Gew"gaw, n. Etym: [OE. gigawe, gugawe, gewgaude, prob. the same word as OE. givegove gewgaw, apparently a reduplicated form fr. AS. gifan to give; cf. also F. joujou plaything, and E. gaud, n. See Give, and cf. Giffgaff.]

Definition: A showy trifle; a toy; a splendid plaything; a pretty but worthless bauble. A heavy gewgaw called a crown. Dryden.

Gew"gaw, a.

Definition: Showy; unreal; pretentious. Seeing his gewgaw castle shine. Tennyson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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