gaud

English

/ɡɔːd/

noun
Definitions
  • a cheap showy trinket
  • (obsolete) trick; jest; sport
  • (obsolete) deceit; fraud; artifice

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English gaude.

Origin

Middle English

gaude

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