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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)