Gaud (?), n. [OE. gaude jest, trick, gaudi bead of a rosary, fr. L. gaudium joy, gladness. See Joy.]
1.
Trick; jest; sport.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.
2.
Deceit; fraud; artifice; device.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.
3.
An ornament; a piece of worthless finery; a trinket.
"An idle
gaud."
Shak.
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Gaud, v. i. [Cf. F. se gaudir to rejoice, fr. L. gaudere. See Gaud, n.]
To sport or keep festival.
[Obs.] "
Gauding with his familiars. " [Obs.]
Sir T. North.
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Gaud, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gauded; p. pr. & vb. n. Gauding.]
To bedeck gaudily; to decorate with gauds or showy trinkets or colors; to paint.
[Obs.] "Nicely
gauded cheeks."
Shak.
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