Gor″geous (?), a. [OF. gorgias beautiful, glorious, vain, luxurious; cf. OF. gorgias ruff, neck handkerchief, and F. gorge throat, and se pengorger to assume airs. Cf. Gorge, n.] Imposing through splendid or various colors; showy; fine; magnificent.
Cloud-land, gorgeous land. Coleridge.
Gorgeous as the sun at midsummer. Shak.
— Gor″geous‐ly, adv. — Gor″geous‐ness, n.