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Gewgaw

Gew'gaw, n.

noun

n. [O. Eng. gigawe, gugawe, gewgaude. Cf. Fr. joujou, plaything, and Eng. gaud, ornament.] A showy trifle; a pretty thing of little worth; a toy; a bauble; a splendid plaything. “A heavy gewgaw called a crown.” Dryden.

Gew'gaw, a.

adjective

a. Showy without value; pretentious; gaudy.

Seeing his gewgaw castle shine, New as his title, built last year. Tennyson.