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gaud definition

gaud (gôd)

noun

a cheap, showy trinket

Etymology: ME gaude, a large bead in a rosary, trinket, prob. ult. < L gaudium, joy

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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