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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Gewgaw \Gew"gaw\, n. [OE. gigawe gugawe gewgaude prob. the same word as OE givegove gewgaw, apparently a reduplicated form fr AS gifan to give cf also F. joujou plaything, and E. gaud, n. See {Give}, and cf {Giffgaff}.] A showy trifle; a toy; a splendid plaything; a pretty but worthless bauble. A heavy gewgaw called a crown. --Dryden. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Gewgaw \Gew"gaw\, a. Showy; unreal; pretentious. Seeing his gewgaw castle shine. --Tennyson. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: gewgaw n : cheap showy jewelry or ornament or clothing [syn: {bangle}, {bauble}, {gaud}, {novelty}, {trinket}, {fallal}]
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