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gaud⋅er⋅y

[gaw-duh-ree]
–noun, plural -er⋅ies.
1. ostentatious show.
2. finery; gaudy or showy things: a fashionable dandy and his gaudery.

Origin:
1520–30; gaud + -ery
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gaud·er·y   (gô'də-rē)   
n.   pl. gaud·er·ies
Showy or gaudy decoration; ostentatious or pretentious show.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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