tawdry
tawdry · tawdries
Tawdry laceTawdry lace.
UK/ˈtɔːdɹi/US/ˈtɔ.dɹi/
» What a tawdry dress!
До чего безвкусное платье!
Meaning
2 senses(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Tawdry lace.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Anything gaudy and cheap; pretentious finery.
Examples
1 sentencesWhat a tawdry dress!
ruДо чего безвкусное платье! — Olya
Origin
Shortened from tawdry lace; originally a corruption and rebracketing of Saint Audrey laceShortened from tawdry lace; originally a corruption and rebracketing of Saint Audrey lace (from Old English Æðelþrȳð). The lace necklaces sold to pilgrims to Saint Audrey fell out of fashion in the 17th century, and so tawdry was reinterpreted as meaning “cheap” or “vulgar”.
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