gaud

gaud

G0060500 (gôd)n. A gaudy or showy ornament or trinket.

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[Middle English gaud, gaudi, sing. of gaudies, large, ornamental beads on a rosary, trinkets, from Medieval Latin gaudia, from Latin, pl. of gaudium, joy (referring to the Joyful Mysteries of the Virgin Mary), from gaudēre, to rejoice; see gāu- in Indo-European roots.]

gaud

(ɡɔːd) n (Clothing & Fashion) an article of cheap finery; trinket; bauble[C14: probably from Old French gaudir to be joyful, from Latin gaudēre]

gaud

(gɔd)

n. a showy ornament or trinket. [1300–50; Middle English, perhaps < Anglo-French, n. use of gaudir to rejoice « Latin gaudēre to enjoy]

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gaud - cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothingfallal, gewgaw, trinket, bangle, bauble, noveltyadornment - a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainnesstrinketry - trinkets and other ornaments of dress collectively