| gaud (gôd) n. A gaudy or showy ornament or trinket. [Middle English gaud, gaudi, sing. of gaudies, large, ornamental beads on a rosary, trinkets, from Medieval Latin gaudia, from Latin, pl. of gaudium, joy (referring to the Joyful Mysteries of the Virgin Mary), from gaud  re, to rejoice; see g u- in Indo-European roots.] |
gaud [gɔːd]
n
(Clothing & Fashion) an article of cheap finery; trinket; bauble
[probably from Old French gaudir to be joyful, from Latin gaudēre]
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