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Definition for GAY'E-TY
GAY
GAY'LY
GAY'E-TY
, n. [Fr.
gaieté
; It.
gaiezza
.]
Merriment; mirth; airiness; as, a company full of gayety.
Act of juvenile pleasure; the gayeties of youth. Denham.
Finery; show; as, the gayety of dress.
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