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

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras