Part 4728

<hw>Gaud</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>gaude</ets> jest, trick, <ets>gaudi</ets> bead of a rosary, fr. L. <ets>gaudium</ets> joy, gladness. See <er>Joy</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Trick; jest; sport.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Deceit; fraud; artifice; device.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>An ornament; a piece of worthless finery; a trinket.</def> "An idle <i>gaud</i>."

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Gaud</h1> <Xpage=615>

<hw>Gaud</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. se <ets>gaudir</ets> to rejoice, fr. L. <ets>gaudere</ets>. See <er>Gaud</er>, <tt>n.</tt>]</ety> <def>To sport or keep festival.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> "<i>Gauding</i> with his familiars. " <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Sir T. North.</i>

<h1>Gaud</h1> <Xpage=615>

<hw>Gaud</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Gauded</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Gauding</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To bedeck gaudily; to decorate with gauds or showy trinkets or colors; to paint.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> "Nicely <i>gauded</i> cheeks."

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Gaud-day</h1> <Xpage=615>

<hw>Gaud"-day`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Gaudy</er>, a feast.</def>

<h1>Gaudery</h1> <Xpage=615>

<hw>Gaud"er*y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Finery; ornaments; ostentatious display.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> "Tarnished <i>gaudery</i>."

<i>Dryden.</i>

<h1>Gaudful</h1> <Xpage=615>

<hw>Gaud"ful</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Joyful; showy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Gaudily</h1> <Xpage=615>

<hw>Gaud"i*ly</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a gaudy manner.</def>

<i>Guthrie.</i>

<h1>Gaudiness</h1> <Xpage=615>

<hw>Gaud"i*ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The quality of being gaudy.</def>

<i>Whitlock.</i>

<h1>Gaudish</h1> <Xpage=615>

<hw>Gaud"ish</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Gaudy.</def> "<i>Gaudish</i> ceremonies."