Definition of Gewgew
Gew"gaw (?), n. [OE. gigawe,
gugawe, gewgaude, prob. the same word as OE.
givegove gewgaw, apparently a reduplicated form fr. AS.
gifan to give; cf. also F. joujou plaything, and E.
gaud, n. See Give, and cf.
Giffgaff.] A showy trifle; a toy; a splendid plaything; a
pretty but worthless bauble.
A heavy gewgaw called a crown.
Dryden.
Gew"gaw, a. Showy; unreal;
pretentious.
Seeing his gewgaw castle shine.
Tennyson.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Showy; unreal; pretentious.
Seeing his gewgaw castle shine." —Tennyson.
- A showy trifle; a toy; a splendid plaything; a pretty but worthless bauble.
"A heavy gewgaw called a crown." —Dryden.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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