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gawds

gawds is the plural of gaud.

Meaning of gaud

Noun

gaud (plural gauds)

  1. A cheap showy trinket
    • an idle gaudc. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “A Midsommer Nights Dreame”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First...
  2. (obsolete) trick; jest; sport
  3. (obsolete) deceit; fraud; artifice

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Questions about gawds

What is gawds the plural of?
Gawds is the plural of gaud.

Words near gawds in the dictionary

  1. gawd blimey
  2. gawdawful
  3. gawdier
  4. gawdiest
  5. gawdless
  6. gawds
  7. gawdy
  8. gawed
  9. Gawel
  10. Gawels
  11. gawf

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