Associations to the word «Gaud»

Wiktionary

GAUD, noun. A cheap showy trinket
GAUD, noun. (obsolete) trick; jest; sport
GAUD, noun. (obsolete) deceit; fraud; artifice
GAUD, verb. (obsolete) To bedeck gaudily; to decorate with gauds or showy trinkets or colours; to paint.
GAUD, verb. To sport or keep festival.

Dictionary definition

GAUD, noun. Cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing.

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis