I. ˈgȯd, ˈgäd noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English gaude, probably from Old French gaudir to enjoy, rejoice, have a good time, from Latin gaudēre to rejoice — more at joy
1. archaic : a gay trick or jape ; sometimes : a deceitful trick or artifice : fraud
2. : ornament ; especially : a showy or flashy bit of jewelry or finery
3. : showy and often empty display or ceremony — usually used in plural
surrounded by the pointless gauds of a royal household
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
archaic : to decorate with gauds : adorn , paint
III. noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English gaude
: a distinctive bead used to mark a division in a rosary
IV. ˈgȯd, ˈgȧd
Scotland
variant of goad
V.
Scotland
variant of gad