Gaud
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɡɔːd/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Gaud is a noun meaning A cheap showy trinket.
Meaning
A cheap showy trinket.
More Meanings
- To sport or keep festival.
- (obsolete) trick; jest; sport
- (obsolete) deceit; fraud; artifice
- (obsolete) To bedeck gaudily; to decorate with gauds or showy trinkets or colours; to paint.
Example Sentences
an idle gaud
Nicely gauded cheeks.
gauding with his familiars
Her secrets: old featherfans, tasselled dancecards, powdered with musk, a gaud of amber beads in her locked drawer.
Word Forms
- gauds
- gauding
- gauded
Synonyms for gaud
Depending on context, synonyms include fallal, bauble, trinket, bangle, gewgaw, novelty.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include gewgaw, bauble, trinket, novelty, bangle, fallal.
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