Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Gaud \Gaud\, n. [OE. gaude jest, trick, gaudi bead of a rosary,
   fr. L. gaudium joy, gladness. See {Joy}.]
   1. Trick; jest; sport. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

   2. Deceit; fraud; artifice; device. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

   3. An ornament; a piece of worthless finery; a trinket. ``An
      idle gaud.'' --Shak.

Gaud \Gaud\, v. i. [Cf. F. se gaudir to rejoice, fr. L. gaudere.
   See {Gaud}, n.]
   To sport or keep festival. [Obs.] ``Gauding with his
   familiars. '' [Obs.] --Sir T. North.

Gaud \Gaud\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gauded}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Gauding}.]
   To bedeck gaudily; to decorate with gauds or showy trinkets
   or colors; to paint. [Obs.] ``Nicely gauded cheeks.'' --Shak.

Source : WordNet®

gaud
     n : cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing [syn: {bangle},
         {bauble}, {gewgaw}, {novelty}, {fallal}, {trinket}]