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tawdry

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  1. gaudy                 
 
1. taw.dry \-re-\ n [tawdry lace (a tie of lace for the neck), fr. St. 
   Audrey (St]. Etheldreda) -679 queen of Northumbria : cheap showy finery 
2. tawdry aj : cheap and gaudy in appearance and quality