GIMCRACK


Meaning of GIMCRACK in English

/jim"krak'/ , n.

1. a showy, useless trifle; gewgaw.

adj.

2. showy but useless.

[ 1325-75 for earlier sense; ME gib ( e ) crake; cf. ME gibben to waver ( giber to shake) ]

Syn. 1. bauble, knickknack, trinket, ornament.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .