gaudy
— Adjective
– English
~ (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display
gaudy
— Adjective
– English
~ tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"
gaudy
— Noun
– English
~ (Britain) a celebratory reunion feast or entertainment held a college
gauffer
— Verb
– English
~ make wavy with a heated goffering iron; "goffer the trim of the dress"
gauffer
— Noun
– English
~ an iron used to press pleats and ridges
gauffer
— Noun
– English
~ an ornamental frill made by pressing pleats
gauge
— Verb
– English
~ measure precisely and against a standard; "the wire is gauged"
gauge
— Verb
– English
~ mix in specific proportions; "gauge plaster"
gauge
— Verb
– English
~ adapt to a specified measurement; "gauge the instruments"
gauge
— Verb
– English
~ judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"
gauge
— Verb
– English
~ determine the capacity, volume, or contents of by measurement and calculation; "gauge the wine barrels"
gauge
— Verb
– English
~ rub to a uniform size; "gauge bricks"
gauge
— Noun
– English
~ a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc.
gauge
— Noun
– English
~ the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train