Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy,
But not expressed in fancy; rich, not gaudy. --Shak.
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2. Gay; merry; festal. --Tennyson.
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Let's have one other gaudy night. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Gaudier — Gaudy Gaud y, a. [Compar. {Gaudier}; superl. {Gauidiest}.] 1. Ostentatiously fine; showy; gay, but tawdry or meretricious. [1913 Webster] Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy, But not expressed in fancy; rich, not gaudy. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gaudy — Gaud y, a. [Compar. {Gaudier}; superl. {Gauidiest}.] 1. Ostentatiously fine; showy; gay, but tawdry or meretricious. [1913 Webster] Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy, But not expressed in fancy; rich, not gaudy. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Gay;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
