Definition for GEW'GAW

GEW'GAW, n. [Qu. Sax. ge-gaf, a trifle, or Fr. joujou, a plaything, or from the root of gaud, joy, jewel.]

A showy trifle; a pretty thing of little worth; a toy; a bauble; a splendid plaything. A heavy gewgaw, called a crown. Dryden.

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