From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Gaudy \Gaud"y\, a. [Compar. {Gaudier}; superl. {Gauidiest}.]
1. Ostentatiously fine; showy; gay, but tawdry or
meretricious.
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Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy,
But not expressed in fancy; rich, not gaudy. --Shak.
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2. Gay; merry; festal. --Tennyson.
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Let's have one other gaudy night. --Shak.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Gaudy \Gaud"y\, n.; pl. {Gaudies} [See {Gaud}, n.]
One of the large beads in the rosary at which the paternoster
is recited. [Obs.] --Gower.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Gaudy \Gaud"y\, n.
A feast or festival; -- called also {gaud-day} and {gaudy
day}. [Oxford Univ.] --Conybeare.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gaudy
adj 1: tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring";
"garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts";
"a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"
[syn: {brassy}, {cheap}, {flash}, {flashy}, {garish},
{gaudy}, {gimcrack}, {loud}, {meretricious}, {tacky},
{tatty}, {tawdry}, {trashy}]
2: (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display
[syn: {flashy}, {gaudy}, {jazzy}, {showy}, {sporty}]
n 1: (Britain) a celebratory reunion feast or entertainment held
a college
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