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gewgaws

gewgaws is the plural 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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Questions about gewgaws

What is gewgaws the plural of?
Gewgaws is the plural of gewgaw.

Words near gewgaws in the dictionary

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

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