- gaudy day
- Gaudy Gaud"y, n. A feast or festival; -- called also {gaud-day} and {gaudy day}. [Oxford Univ.] --Conybeare. [1913 Webster]
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gaudy day
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gaudy day — gaudy day, British. 1. a day of rejoicing; festival or gala day. 2. the day on which a college gaudy is held … Useful english dictionary
gaudy-day — gaudˈy day or gaudˈy night noun A day or night on which a feast is held • • • Main Entry: ↑gaud … Useful english dictionary
gaudy — (adj.) showy, tastelessly rich, 1580s, probably ultimately from M.E. gaudi large, ornamental bead in a rosary (early 14c.); but there is a parallel sense of gaudy as full of trickery (1520s), from M.E. gaud deception, trick, from gaudi a jest,… … Etymology dictionary
Gaudy — Gaud y, n. A feast or festival; called also {gaud day} and {gaudy day}. [Oxford Univ.] Conybeare. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gaudy — gaudy, tawdry, garish, flashy, meretricious are comparable when meaning vulgar or cheap in its showiness. Something is gaudy which uses gay colors and conspicuous ornaments or ornamentation lavishly, ostentatiously, and tastelessly {gaudy floral… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
gaud-day — Gaudy Gaud y, n. A feast or festival; called also {gaud day} and {gaudy day}. [Oxford Univ.] Conybeare. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gaudy-night — gaudˈy day or gaudˈy night noun A day or night on which a feast is held • • • Main Entry: ↑gaud … Useful english dictionary
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Gaud-day — n. See {Gaudy}, a feast. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
