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gewgawry

gewgawry noun: gaudiness; ornamentation, show.

Noun

gewgawry (uncountable)

  1. Gaudiness; ornamentation, show.
    • [R]eligion […] here consists almost entirely of external show and gewgawry, of bowings, courtesies, and various gesticulations […].1789, John Moore, Zeluco, Valancourt, published 2008, page 272

Origin of gewgawry

From gewgaw + -ry.

Questions about gewgawry

What does gewgawry mean?
Gewgawry means gaudiness; ornamentation, show.
What part of speech is gewgawry?
Gewgawry is a noun.

Words near gewgawry in the dictionary

  1. gewd
  2. GEWEX
  3. gewgaw
  4. gewgawed
  5. gewgawish
  6. gewgawry
  7. gewgaws
  8. gewgawy
  9. Gewirtz
  10. Gewirtzes
  11. Gewissae

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