Gaud , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gauded;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Gauding.]
To bedeck gaudily; to decorate with gauds or showy trinkets or colors; to paint. [Obs.] "Nicely gauded cheeks." Shak.
Gaud , v. i. [Cf. F. se gaudir to rejoice, fr. L. gaudere. See Gaud, n.]
To sport or keep festival. [Obs.] "Gauding with his familiars. " [Obs.] Sir T. North.
Gaud (?), n. [OE.
gaude jest, trick,
gaudi bead of a rosary, fr. L.
gaudium joy, gladness. See Joy.]
1. Trick; jest; sport. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. Deceit; fraud; artifice; device. [Obs.] Chaucer.
3. An ornament; a piece of worthless finery; a trinket. "An idle gaud." Shak.
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