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Gewgaw
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: noun (n.)
A showy trifle; a toy; a splendid plaything; a pretty but worthless bauble. A heavy gewgaw called a crown. Dryden.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
Showy; unreal; pretentious. Seeing his gewgaw castle shine. Tennyson.