gaudery

American  

[gaw-duh-ree] / ˈgɔ də ri /

noun

plural

gauderies

1. ostentatious show.

2. finery; gaudy or showy things.

   a fashionable dandy and his gaudery.

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gaudery British  

/ ˈɡɔːdərɪ /

noun

1. cheap finery or display

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Etymology

Origin of gaudery

First recorded in 1520–30; gaud + -ery

Example Sentences

But above all, that of the triumph, amongst the Romans, was not pageants or gaudery, but one of the wisest and noblest institutions, that ever was.

From The Essays of Francis Bacon by Bacon, Francis

The simple street happenings, the busy life and movements, the glare and gaudery of the lights, were as curious to us as if we had never landed before.

From The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea by Bone, David W.

But thou can'st mask in garish gaudery, To suit a fool's far-fetched livery.

From Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth by Aikin, Lucy