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Definition of gaud in English: gaudnoun ɡɔːdɡɔd archaic A showy and purely ornamental thing. 〈古〉（艳丽的纯装饰性的）饰品 displays of overpriced gauds 高档饰品的展览。 Example sentencesExamples - It had been a fantastic dream, a mishmash of style, gaud and history, and the Queen's magnetic personality had seemed to blend these together, creating odd, delightful harmonies and strangely beautiful effects.
Synonyms ornament, novelty, gewgaw, piece of bric-a-brac, bibelot, trinket, trifle, bauble, gimcrack, bagatelle, curio, curiosity, plaything, toy
OriginMiddle English (denoting a trick or pretence): perhaps via Anglo-Norman French from Old French gaudir 'rejoice', from Latin gaudere; perhaps influenced by obsolete gaud 'ornamental bead in a rosary'. Rhymesaboard, abroad, accord, afford, applaud, award, bawd, board, broad, chord, Claude, cord, ford, fraud, Gawd, hoard, horde, laud, lord, maraud, milord, sward, sword, toward, unawed, unexplored, unrestored, ward Definition of gaud in US English: gaudnounɡɔdɡôd archaic A showy and purely ornamental thing. 〈古〉（艳丽的纯装饰性的）饰品 displays of overpriced gauds 高档饰品的展览。 Example sentencesExamples - It had been a fantastic dream, a mishmash of style, gaud and history, and the Queen's magnetic personality had seemed to blend these together, creating odd, delightful harmonies and strangely beautiful effects.
Synonyms ornament, novelty, gewgaw, piece of bric-a-brac, bibelot, trinket, trifle, bauble, gimcrack, bagatelle, curio, curiosity, plaything, toy
OriginMiddle English (denoting a trick or pretense): perhaps via Anglo-Norman French from Old French gaudir ‘rejoice’, from Latin gaudere; perhaps influenced by obsolete gaud ‘ornamental bead in a rosary’. |