Hypertext Webster Gateway: "gewgaw"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Gewgaw \Gew"gaw\, n. [OE. gigawe, gugawe, gewgaude, prob. the
same word as OE. givegove gewgaw, apparently a reduplicated
form fr. AS. gifan to give; cf. also F. joujou plaything, and
E. gaud, n. See {Give}, and cf. {Giffgaff}.]
A showy trifle; a toy; a splendid plaything; a pretty but
worthless bauble.
A heavy gewgaw called a crown. --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Gewgaw \Gew"gaw\, a.
Showy; unreal; pretentious.
Seeing his gewgaw castle shine. --Tennyson.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
gewgaw
n : cheap showy jewelry or ornament or clothing [syn: {bangle},
{bauble}, {gaud}, {novelty}, {fallal}, {trinket}]
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