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gewgaw
(encz) | gewgaw,tretka n: Zdeněk Brož |
Gewgaw
(gcide) | Gewgaw \Gew"gaw\, n. [OE. gigawe, gugawe, gewgaude, prob. the
same word as OE. givegove gewgaw, apparently a reduplicated
form fr. AS. gifan to give; cf. also F. joujou plaything, and
E. gaud, n. See Give, and cf. Giffgaff.]
A showy trifle; a toy; a splendid plaything; a pretty but
worthless bauble.
Syn: knicknack; bauble; tschotschke.
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A heavy gewgaw called a crown. --Dryden.
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Gewgaw
(gcide) | Gewgaw \Gew"gaw\, a.
Showy; unreal; pretentious.
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Seeing his gewgaw castle shine. --Tennyson.
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gewgaw
(wn) | gewgaw
n 1: cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing [syn: bangle,
bauble, gaud, gewgaw, novelty, fallal, trinket] |
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Gewgaw
(gcide) | Gewgaw \Gew"gaw\, n. [OE. gigawe, gugawe, gewgaude, prob. the
same word as OE. givegove gewgaw, apparently a reduplicated
form fr. AS. gifan to give; cf. also F. joujou plaything, and
E. gaud, n. See Give, and cf. Giffgaff.]
A showy trifle; a toy; a splendid plaything; a pretty but
worthless bauble.
Syn: knicknack; bauble; tschotschke.
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A heavy gewgaw called a crown. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]Gewgaw \Gew"gaw\, a.
Showy; unreal; pretentious.
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Seeing his gewgaw castle shine. --Tennyson.
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