gewgaw

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

GEW'GAW, noun A showy trifle; a pretty thing of little worth; a toy; a bauble; a splendid plaything. A heavy gewgaw called a crown. GEW'GAW, adjective Showy without value.
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