gaud

[ gawd ]
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noun
  1. a showy ornament or trinket.

Origin of gaud

1
1300–50; Middle English, perhaps <Anglo-French, noun use of gaudir to rejoice <Latin gaudēre to enjoy

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gaud

/ (ɡɔːd) /


noun
  1. an article of cheap finery; trinket; bauble

Origin of gaud

1
C14: probably from Old French gaudir to be joyful, from Latin gaudēre

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