Gaud (?), n. [OE. gaude jest, trick, gaudi bead of a rosary, fr. L. gaudium joy, gladness. See Joy.] 1. Trick; jest; sport. Chaucer.
2. Deceit; fraud; artifice; device. Chaucer.
3. An ornament; a piece of worthless finery; a trinket. “An idle gaud.” Shak.