gaud
[ gawd ]
/ gɔd /
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noun
a showy ornament or trinket.
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Origin of gaud
1300–50; Middle English, perhaps <Anglo-French, noun use of gaudir to rejoice <Latin gaudēre to enjoy
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gaud
/ (ɡɔːd) /
noun
an article of cheap finery; trinket; bauble
Word Origin for gaud
C14: probably from Old French gaudir to be joyful, from Latin gaudēre
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