English English Dictionary

English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

Result for Tawdry

Tawdry (superl.)

Bought at the festival of St. Audrey.

Tawdry (superl.)

Very fine and showy in colors, without taste or elegance; having an excess of showy ornaments without grace; cheap and gaudy; as, a tawdry dress; tawdry feathers; tawdry colors.

Tawdry (n.)

A necklace of a rural fashion, bought at St. Audrey's fair; hence, a necklace in general.