worthless piece of finery
1Tawdry — Some words evolve in an odd way. Consider tawdry, which evolved from the name of St. Audrey, a person once revered in Great Britain. The story began in the seventh century with a princess named Etheldrida (spelled several different ways) who… …
2gaud — n. [Written also Gawd.] Trinket, gewgaw, bawble, trifle, toy, worthless piece of finery …
3gewgaw — n. Bawble, trifle, trinket, toy, plaything, gaud, worthless piece of finery …
4Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
5United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
6Gaud — Gaud, n. [OE. gaude jest, trick, gaudi bead of a rosary, fr. L. gaudium joy, gladness. See {Joy}.] 1. Trick; jest; sport. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. Deceit; fraud; artifice; device. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 3. An ornament; a piece of …
