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Word: Tawdry
Speech Type: Adjective
early 17th century: short for tawdry lace, a fine silk lace or ribbon worn as a necklace in the 16th–17th centuries, contraction of St Audrey's lace: Audrey was a later form of Etheldrida (died 679), patron saint of Ely where tawdry laces, along with cheap imitations and other cheap finery, were traditionally sold at a fair
ˈtɔːdri
showy but cheap and of poor quality
Short Definition:showy but cheap and of poor quality
Examples:- tawdry jewellery
Word: Tawdry
Speech Type: Noun
ˈtɔːdri
cheap and gaudy finery.
Short Definition:cheap and gaudy finery
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