What does "gay" mean?
Gay: Brilliant in colors; splendid; fine; richly dressed. Why is my neighbor's wife so gay Chaucer. A bevy of fair women, richly gay In gems and wanton dressMilton.
Additional senses
- 2.Loose; dissipated; lewd. [Colloq.]
- 3.An ornament [Obs.] L'Estrange.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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