gaud

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

babiole

bagatelle

breloque

broutille

garniture

nouveauté

bibelot

bricole

colifichet

Synonymes

bauble

trinket

novelty

gewgaw

fallal

bangle

trinketry

tinsel

tog

toy

gaudery

ornament

bijou

brummagem

jewel

adornment

plaything

spangle

Traductions

dije

requincalla

στολίδι

chincaglieria

gingillo

ninnolo

chincaglia

chuchería

değersiz süs

برق

süs

quincalla

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɡɔːd/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: gaude

Appartenant à moyen anglais: gaudy

Appartenant à français: 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.