Found 2 items, similar to Gaud.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: gaud
gaud
n : cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing [syn:
bangle,
bauble,
gewgaw,
novelty,
fallal,
trinket]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Gaud
Gaud
\Gaud\, n. [OE. gaude jest, trick, gaudi bead of a rosary,
fr. L. gaudium joy, gladness. See
Joy.]
1. Trick; jest; sport. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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2. Deceit; fraud; artifice; device. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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3. An ornament; a piece of worthless finery; a trinket.
“An
idle gaud.” --Shak.
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Gaud
\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.
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Gaud
\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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