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Look up: gaudy

  1. gaudy
    [n] - (British) a celebratory feast held annually at one of the colleges in a British university
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Gaudy
    Gaud'y adjective [ Compar. Gaudier ; superl. Gauidiest .] 1. Ostentatiously fine; showy; gay, but tawdry or meretricious. « Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy, But not expre...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/G/13

  3. Gaudy
    Gaud'y noun ; plural Gaudies [ See Gaud , noun ] One of the large beads in the rosary at which the paternoster is recited. [ Obsolete] Gower.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/G/13

  4. Gaudy
    Gaud'y noun A feast or festival; -- called also gaud-day and gaudy day . [ Oxford Univ.] Conybeare.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/G/14

  5. gaudy
    One of the large beads in the rosary at which the paternoster is recited. ... (20 Mar 1998) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  6. gaudy
    noun a celebratory feast held annually at one of the colleges in a British university
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  7. Gaudy
    • (superl.) Ostentatiously fine; showy; gay, but tawdry or meretricious. • (superl.) Gay; merry; festal. • (n.) One of the large beads in the rosary at which the paternoster is recited. • (n.) A feast or festival; -- called also gaud-day and gaudy day.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  8. Gaudy
    `Gaudy` or `gaudie` (from the Latin, "gaudium", meaning "enjoyment" or "merry-making") is a term used to reflect student life in a number of the ancient universities in the United Kingdom. It is generally believed to relate to the traditional student song, De Brevitate ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaudy

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