Gaud
Gaud , noun
[Old English gaude jest, trick, gaudi bead of a rosary, from Latin gaudium joy, gladness. See Joy.]
1.
Trick; jest; sport. [Obsolete] — Chaucer
2.
Deceit; fraud; artifice; device. [Obsolete] — Chaucer
3.
An ornament; a piece of worthless finery; a trinket.
An idle gaud.
Gaud , intransitive verb
[Compare French se gaudir to rejoice, from Latin gaudere. See Gaud, n.]
To sport or keep festival. [Obsolete]
Gauding with his familiars.
Gaud , transitive verb
To bedeck gaudily; to decorate with gauds or showy trinkets or colors; to paint. [Obsolete]
Nicely gauded cheeks.