Found 2 items, similar to Gewgaw.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: gewgaw
gewgaw
n : cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing [syn:
bangle,
bauble,
gaud,
novelty,
fallal,
trinket]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Gewgaw
Gewgaw
\Gew"gaw\, n. [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.]
A showy trifle; a toy; a splendid plaything; a pretty but
worthless bauble.
Syn: knicknack; bauble; tschotschke.
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A heavy gewgaw called a crown. --Dryden.
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Gewgaw
\Gew"gaw\, a.
Showy; unreal; pretentious.
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Seeing his gewgaw castle shine. --Tennyson.
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