GAUD


Meaning of GAUD in English

[ gɔ:d ]

■ noun archaic a showy and purely ornamental thing.

Origin

ME (denoting a trick or pretence): perh. via Anglo-Norman Fr. from OFr. ~ir 'rejoice', from L. ~ere .

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