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gew-gaw

gew-gaw is the alternative spelling of gewgaw.

Meaning of gewgaw

Noun

gewgaw (plural gewgaws)

  1. A showy trifle, a toy; a showy trinket, ornament or decoration.
    • A heavy gewgaw called a crown.1693, Decimus Junius Juvenalis, John Dryden, transl., “[The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis.] The Tenth Satyr”, in The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis. Translated into English Verse. […]...

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Forms of gew-gaw

pluralgew-gaws

Questions about gew-gaw

What is gew-gaw the alternative spelling of?
Gew-gaw is the alternative spelling of gewgaw.

Words near gew-gaw in the dictionary

  1. gevotroline
  2. Gevrey class
  3. Gevrey classes
  4. Gevrey-Chambertin
  5. GEVs
  6. gew-gaw
  7. gew-gaws
  8. gewd
  9. GEWEX
  10. gewgaw
  11. gewgawed

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