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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing;
[syn: bangle, bauble, gaud, gewgaw, novelty, fallal, trinket]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster] 2. Deceit; fraud; artifice; device. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 3. An ornament; a piece of worthless finery; a trinket. "An idle gaud." --Shak. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

gaud n 1: cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing [syn: bangle, bauble, gaud, gewgaw, novelty, fallal, trinket]