gaud
gaud is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Deceit; fraud; artifice; device. [Obs.] Chaucer.
- 2.An ornament; a piece of worthless finery; a trinket. "An idle gaud." Shak.
- 3.To sport or keep festival. [Obs.] "Gauding with his familiars. " [Obs.] Sir T. North.
- 4.To bedeck gaudily; to decorate with gauds or showy trinkets or colors; to paint. [Obs.] "Nicely gauded cheeks." Shak.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is gaud.
- What is deceit; fraud; artifice; device. [Obs.] Chaucer called?
- What is an ornament; a piece of worthless finery; a trinket. "An idle gaud." Shak called?
- What is to sport or keep festival. [Obs.] "Gauding with his familiars. " [Obs.] Sir T. North called?
- What is to bedeck gaudily; to decorate with gauds or showy trinkets or colors; to paint. [Obs.] "Nicely gauded cheeks." Shak called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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