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gaud

[ gawd ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

gaud

/ ɡɔːd /

Origin of gaud¹

1300–50; Middle English, perhaps < Anglo-French, noun use of gaudir to rejoice < Latin gaudēre to enjoy

Origin of gaud¹

C14: probably from Old French gaudir to be joyful, from Latin gaudēre

With gaud and gaudy, which are the same words as good and cadi, may be connoted gaudeo the Latin for I rejoice.

Shall this mindless wretch enjoy in his sleep a jewelled gaud while his poor old grandfather is thirsty?

Where got you that rich gaud for covering, that spangled shell—a tortoise living in the mountains?

Her secrets: old featherfans, tasselled dancecards, powdered with musk, a gaud of amber beads in her locked drawer.

An image, decked in all the glare of gaud and tinsel, looked out of a glazed niche in the opposite wall.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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