n. [ OE. gigawe, gugawe, gewgaude, prob. the same word as OE. givegove gewgaw, apparently a reduplicated form fr. AS. gifan to give; cf. also F. joujou plaything, and E. gaud, n. See Give, and cf. Giffgaff. ] A showy trifle; a toy; a splendid plaything; a pretty but worthless bauble.
A heavy gewgaw called a crown. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Showy; unreal; pretentious. [ 1913 Webster ]
Seeing his gewgaw castle shine. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]