About The Word Gaud
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Gaud
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What's The Definition Of Gaud?
[n] cheap showy jewelry or ornament or clothing
Synonyms | Synonyms for Gaud: bangle | bauble | fallal | gewgaw | novelty | trinket Related Terms | Find terms related to Gaud: See Also | stuff | sundries | sundry | whatchamacallit | whatsis Gaud In Webster's Dictionary \Gaud\, n. [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. [Cf. F. se gaudir to rejoice, fr. L. gaudere. See {Gaud}, n.] 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}.] To bedeck gaudily; to decorate with gauds or showy trinkets or colors; to paint. [Obs.] ``Nicely gauded cheeks.'' --Shak. |
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