gaud

Meanings

Noun

Verb

To bedeck gaudily; to decorate with gauds or showy trinkets or colours; to paint.
To sport or keep festival.

Origin

From Middle English gaude, gawde. Compare Middle English gaudy, gaudee, of the same meaning.
Compare French gaudir ("to rejoice").

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