Meanings
noungewgawry (uncountable)
- uncountableGaudiness; ornamentation, show.
[R]eligion […] here consists almost entirely of external show and gewgawry, of bowings, courtesies, and various gesticulations […].
1789, John Moore, Zeluco, Valancourt, published 2008, page 272
Origin
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gewgawry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gewgawry
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