2 entries under this word

Gaud

Gaud, v. i.

verbintransitive

v. i. [Lat. gaudere, to rejoice, be glad; O. Fr. se gaudir.] To sport or keep festival. [Obs.] “Gauding with his familiars.” North.

Gaud, n.

noun

[Lat. gaudium, joy, gladness, Pr. gaudi, gaug, O. Sp. & It. gaudio. See supra.] An ornament; a piece of worthless finery; a trinket. “An idle gaud.” Shak. Rings, chains, and other vain gauds. W. Scott.