What does "gewgaw" mean?
Gewgaw: A showy trifle; a toy; a splendid plaything; a pretty but worthless bauble. A heavy gewgaw called a crown. Dryden.
Additional senses
- 2.Showy; unreal; pretentious. Seeing his gewgaw castle shine. Tennyson.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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