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n.
A gaudy or showy ornament or trinket.

[Middle English gaud, gaudi, sing. of gaudies, large, ornamental beads on a rosary, trinkets, from Medieval Latin gaudia, from Latin, pl. of gaudium, joy (referring to the Joyful Mysteries of the Virgin Mary), from gaudēre, to rejoice.]


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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: cheap showy jewelry or ornament or clothing
  Synonyms: bangle, bauble, gewgaw, novelty, fallal, trinket

 
 
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