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GEWGAW
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Dictionary entry overview: What does gewgaw mean?
• GEWGAW (noun)
The noun GEWGAW has 1 sense:
1. cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
Familiarity information: GEWGAW used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
bangle; bauble; fallal; gaud; gewgaw; novelty; trinket
Hypernyms ("gewgaw" is a kind of...):
adornment (a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness)
Holonyms ("gewgaw" is a member of...):
trinketry (trinkets and other ornaments of dress collectively)
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