gaud

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. A cheap showy trinket
2. (obsolete) trick; jest; sport
3. (obsolete) deceit; fraud; artifice

Verb

To bedeck gaudily; to decorate with gauds or showy trinkets or colours; to paint.

Verb

To sport or keep festival.

Sinonieme

bauble

trinket

novelty

gewgaw

fallal

bangle

trinketry

tinsel

tog

toy

gaudery

ornament

bijou

brummagem

jewel

adornment

plaything

spangle

Vertalings

dije

requincalla

στολίδι

babiole

bagatelle

breloque

broutille

garniture

nouveauté

bibelot

bricole

colifichet

chincaglieria

gingillo

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ɡɔːd/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: gaude

Verwante met Middle English: gaudy

Verwante met Frans: gaudir

In summary

From Middle English gaude, gawde (“jest, prank, trick; ornamental bead in a rosary, trinket, bauble”). Compare Middle English gaudy, gaudee, of the same meaning.