Gewgaw

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A decorative trinket; a bauble.
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  • adj. Showy; unreal; pretentious.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A showy trifle; a toy; a splendid plaything; a pretty but worthless bauble.
  • adj. Showy; unreal; pretentious.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A showy trifle; a pretty thing of little worth; a toy; a bauble; a gaudy plaything or ornament.
  • n. A pipe or flute.
  • n. A Jew′ s-harp.
  • Showy, without substantial use or worth.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    adornment   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    knicknack    bauble    tschotschke    toy    showy   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    knickknack    gimcrack    pinchbeck    bauble    kickshaw   
     
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