Front | Gaude, |
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Back | sb. weld, Reseda luteola, dyer's greenweed, producing a green dye (distinct from woad, Florio being here wrong). Comb.: gaude grene, a light green colour, C, HD; gawdy grene, 'subviridis,' Prompt._OF. gaude (Cotg.): Sp. gualda, a herb to dye yellow with (Minsheu); cp. It. gualdo, woad to dye blue with (Florio), Low Lat. gualda, gualdum, 'glastum' (Ducange). sb. a toy, piece of finery, also a jest, trick, CM; gawde, a jape, nuga, Prompt.; gaud, HD, ND; ornament, CM; trick, C3._Late Lat. gaudium, a large bead; Lat. gaudium, joy. v. to sport, jest, keep festival, ND; to scoff, Manip. |
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