Gaudy Definition
One of the large beads in the rosary at which the paternoster is recited.
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Origin of Gaudy
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Middle English gaudi, gaud prank, trick possibly from Old French gaudie merriment (from gaudir to enjoy, make merry) (from Latin gaudēre to rejoice) and from Latin gaudium enjoyment, merry-making (from gaudēre to rejoice gāu- in Indo-European roots)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
A common claim that the word derives from Antoni Gaudí, designer of Barcelona's Sagrada Família Basilica, is not supported by evidence (the word was in use at least half a century before Gaudí was born).
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Origin uncertain; perhaps from gaud (“ornament, trinket”), itself perhaps from Old French gaudir (“to rejoice”).
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Possibly from gaudy (influenced by gaud)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Latin gaudium "joy".
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