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gaud

UK/ɡɔːd/ US/ɡɔd/ uncommon obsolete

noun

Origin

From Middle English gaude, gawde (“jest, prank, trick; ornamental bead in a rosary, trinket, bauble”). Compare Middle English gaudy, gaudee, of the same meaning.

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