Gewgaws

  • 31hogwash — n 1. swill, slop, refuse, Dial. culch; garbage, waste, offal; dregs, remains, offscourings; leavings, sweepings, scraps, orts, leftovers; remainder, residue, residuum, scum, filth. 2. junk, worthless stuff, trumpery; trifles, trinkets,… …

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  • 32frippery — frip•per•y [[t]ˈfrɪp ə ri[/t]] n. pl. per•ies 1) finery in dress, esp. when showy or gaudy 2) empty display; ostentation 3) gewgaws; trifles • Etymology: 1560–70; < F friperie, OF freperie …

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  • 33decoration — [n1] beautification, embellishment adornment, beautifying, bedecking, bedizenment, designing, elaboration, enhancement, enrichment, festooning, flounce, flourish, frill, furbelow, garnish, garnishing, illumination, improvement, ornament,… …

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  • 34geegaw — AND gewgaw; googaw [“gigo AND “gugo] n. a gadget; a bauble. □ Now that’s cute little geegaw. □ What do you do with these gewgaws? Hang them on a tree? …

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  • 35gew|gawed — «GYOO gd», adjective. covered or adorned with gewgaws …

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  • 36gew|gaw — «GYOO g», noun, adjective. –n. a showy trifle; gaudy, useless ornament or toy; bauble: »The shops are filled with gewgaws for the dressing table, like fancy boxes, trays, and pincushions. –adj. showy but trifling: »Seeing his gewgaw castle shine… …

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  • 37gew·gaw — /ˈguːˌgɑː/ noun, pl gaws [count] : a small thing that has little value collectible/childish gewgaws [=trinkets] …

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