10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GEWGAW»
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1
The Kingdom of
Gewgaw: Poems
Leaving his wife and child behind, here Brodsky becomes "angry Ahab", drowning in "an ocean of cow-filled solitude" as he tacks along the highway's cement sea lanes, his "eyes blurred by salty tears", lamenting that only his poems have ...
Louis Daniel Brodsky, 2000
2
Encyclopaedia Perthensis; Or Universal Dictionary of the ...
That metal they- exchanged for the meanest trifles and gewgaws which the
others could bring. Abbot' t World.— Prefer that which Providence has
pronounced to be the staff of life, bo- fore a glittering gewgaw that has no other
value than what ...
3
The London encyclopaedia: or, Universal dictionary of ...
GEWGAW, n. s. & adj. segap ; Fr. joyau ; a Lat. gaudendo. That which is splendid
or showy in appearance without sterling value ; trifling. That metal they
exchanged for the meanest trifles and gewgaws which the others could not bring.
Abbot.
4
The London encyclopaedia, or, Universal dictionary of ...
GEWGAW, it. s. & adj. xezap ; Fr. joyau ; a Lit. gaudendo. That which is splendid
or showy in appearance without sterling value ; trifling. That metal they
exchanged for the meanest trifles aod geiegaws which the others could not bring.
Abbot.
Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington), 1839
5
Dictionnary of the English Language with Numerous ...
What we write gewgaw is written, in the Anglosaxon, jejap. It is the past participle
of the verb je-jipan ; and means any such trifling thing as is given away or
presented to any one. Instead of getvgawes it is sometimes written gigawes and ...
6
London encyclopaedia; or, Universal dictionary of science, ...
GEWGAW, n. s. cc adj. jejap ; Fr. joyau ; a Lat. gaudendo. That which is splendid
or showy in appearance without sterling value ; trifling. That metal they
exchanged for the meanest trifles and gewgaws which the others could not bring.
Abbot.
7
Dictionary of obsolete and provincial English
Gewgaw, s. (1) A fantastical thing. No sight to be secne, but she must view it; not
a gewgaw to be heard of but she must have it. Man in the Moone, 1609. You may
fancy castlefl, And forty I know not what's, but they're of Bnow, Come one good ...
8
The New Sporting Magazine
Envoy. Mr. Browne's bl. b. Bona, beat Col. Newport's bl. tick'dd. Neck ho. Third
Day, Nor. 17. Second Ties for the Cup. Gewgaw beat Pegasus. Sandall —
Charcoal. Second Ties for the Derby Stakes. Cruiser beat Fence. The Nab won a
bye.
9
The Uncelebrated Ceremony of Pants-Factory Fatso:
The. Wizard. of. Gewgaw. Inside the windowless A-frame, Near the roof of its
inverted base, Behind sealed doors Separating brain from breathing apparatus,
He keeps daily vigil Over his delicate machinery, Religiously prays to gauges
and ...
Louis Daniel Brodsky, 2001
10
An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language
GEWGAW,a plaything,specious trifle. (Scand. ?) 'Gewgaws and gildedpuppets;'
Beaum.and Fletcher, Four Playsin One, TriumphofTime, sc.1.Spelt gewgaudes, id
. Woman's Prize, i. 4 (Rowland).Alsogugawes, Holinshed, Descr.of Ireland, c.4.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GEWGAW»
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50th Fun: "Sound of Music" Sing-A-Long
The gewgaw-filled packs do delight. So who will dress as a marionette, complete with strings? It's hard to pull off but think of all the warm and, ... «NBC Southern California, Jun 15»
Region's companies continue to impress
Sure, Wall Street loves the latest social media or app outfit, catering to a younger-is-better clientele with a virtual gewgaw. But a reassuring ... «The Seattle Times, Jun 15»
John Stossel: Capitalism, not socialism, promotes 'social justice'
... your uninformed opinions are nothing less than gimcrack gewgaw ... was: "My uninformed opinions are nothing more than gimcrack gewgaw. «The Union Leader, Jun 15»
Aspiration nation? The many meanings of a political buzzword
... by the brand will theoretically then spend less money on some proportionately even more overpriced gewgaw such as a purse or keyring. «The Guardian, May 15»
Diamond in the Vines
On the vineyard side, the crowds come, swill and swirl and spill wine, eat very good local cheese, and purchase a gewgaw or two, maybe even ... «OregonWinePress.com, Apr 15»
Flea markets
Some just like shopping, others are looking for a bargain, or a specific gewgaw like a horse brass. The lack of pressure on either side – in ... «The Reality-Based Community, Apr 15»
Silence is not Golden: the case of Gunter Grass
The sun, as Wordsworth wrote, that rose in splendor turned into a gewgaw. He was silent about or misstated his personal story while asking in ... «American Thinker, Apr 15»
Celebrating a Gandhian
"A single painting from his collection or a gewgaw could take care of that," says the source, adding, "It's Mumbai's season of penthouse to ... «Mid-Day, Apr 15»
Crossword roundup: swinging from the polls
And as we consider the relevance of a gewgaw which assumes a two-party stranglehold on the life of our votes, let's also make it the subject of ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
A hotel adventure in the White Mountains
Despite fatigue I bounced around because everywhere I looked there was another gewgaw or objet d'art. A giant bone sat in front of the ... «Boston Globe, Apr 15»
