Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Gaud"
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. ``An
idle gaud.'' --Shak.
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.] ``Gauding with his
familiars. '' [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.] ``Nicely gauded cheeks.'' --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
gaud
n : cheap showy jewelry or ornament or clothing [syn: {bangle},
{bauble}, {gewgaw}, {novelty}, {fallal}, {trinket}]
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