gaud : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: gaud	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for gaud
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gaud n cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing [syn: bangle, bauble, gaud, gewgaw, novelty, fallal, trinket]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gaud \Gaud\, v. i. [Cf. F. se gaudir to rejoice, fr. L. gaudere. See {Gaud}, n.] To sport or keep festival. [Obs.] [bd]Gauding with his familiars. [b8] [Obs.] --Sir T. North.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gaud \Gaud\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gauded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gauding}.] To bedeck gaudily; to decorate with gauds or showy trinkets or colors; to paint. [Obs.] [bd]Nicely gauded cheeks.[b8] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gaud \Gaud\, n. [OE. gaude jest, trick, gaudi bead of a rosary, fr. L. gaudium joy, gladness. See {Joy}.] 1. Trick; jest; sport. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 2. Deceit; fraud; artifice; device. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 3. An ornament; a piece of worthless finery; a trinket. [bd]An idle gaud.[b8] --Shak.