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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Gewgaw

/gyo͞og'-ä/ · Gew·gaw · IPA /ˈɡuɡɔ/
01 n. A showy trifle; a toy; a splendid plaything; a pretty but worthless bauble.
  1. 1.
    A showy trifle; a toy; a splendid plaything; a pretty but worthless bauble.
    “A heavy gewgaw called a crown.” Dryden.
02 a. Showy; unreal; pretentious.
  1. 1.
    Showy; unreal; pretentious.
    “Seeing his gewgaw castle shine.” Tennyson.