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• Tawdry — Taw dry, a. [Compar. {Tawdrier}; superl. {Tawdriest}.] [Said to be corrupted from Saint Audrey, or Auldrey, meaning Saint Ethelreda, implying therefore, originally, bought at the fair of St. Audrey, where laces and gay toys of all sorts were sold …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Tawdry —    Some words evolve in an odd way. Consider tawdry, which evolved from the name of St. Audrey, a person once revered in Great Britain. The story began in the seventh century with a princess named Etheldrida (spelled several different ways) who… …   Dictionary of eponyms

• Tawdrier — Tawdry Taw dry, a. [Compar. {Tawdrier}; superl. {Tawdriest}.] [Said to be corrupted from Saint Audrey, or Auldrey, meaning Saint Ethelreda, implying therefore, originally, bought at the fair of St. Audrey, where laces and gay toys of all sorts… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Tawdriest — Tawdry Taw dry, a. [Compar. {Tawdrier}; superl. {Tawdriest}.] [Said to be corrupted from Saint Audrey, or Auldrey, meaning Saint Ethelreda, implying therefore, originally, bought at the fair of St. Audrey, where laces and gay toys of all sorts… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• gaudy — gaudy, tawdry, garish, flashy, meretricious are comparable when meaning vulgar or cheap in its showiness. Something is gaudy which uses gay colors and conspicuous ornaments or ornamentation lavishly, ostentatiously, and tastelessly {gaudy floral… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• taw´dri|ness — taw|dry «T dree», adjective, dri|er, dri|est, noun, plural dries. –adj. 1. showy and cheap; gaudy; flashy. SYNONYM(S): garish. 2. dressed in gaudy and cheap clothes. –n …   Useful english dictionary

• taw|dry — «T dree», adjective, dri|er, dri|est, noun, plural dries. –adj. 1. showy and cheap; gaudy; flashy. SYNONYM(S): garish. 2. dressed in gaudy and cheap clothes. –n …   Useful english dictionary

• Meretricious — Mer e*tri cious, a. [L. meretricius, from meretrix, icis, a prostitute, lit., one who earns money, i. e., by prostitution, fr. merere to earn, gain. See {Merit}.] 1. Of or pertaining to prostitutes; having to do with harlots; lustful; as,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Meretriciously — Meretricious Mer e*tri cious, a. [L. meretricius, from meretrix, icis, a prostitute, lit., one who earns money, i. e., by prostitution, fr. merere to earn, gain. See {Merit}.] 1. Of or pertaining to prostitutes; having to do with harlots;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Meretriciousness — Meretricious Mer e*tri cious, a. [L. meretricius, from meretrix, icis, a prostitute, lit., one who earns money, i. e., by prostitution, fr. merere to earn, gain. See {Merit}.] 1. Of or pertaining to prostitutes; having to do with harlots;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Jerusalem (After 1291) —     Jerusalem (After 1291)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Jerusalem (After 1291)     (1) Political History      The Latin dominion over Jerusalem really came to an end on 2 October, 1187, when the city opened its gates to Saladin (Yusuf ibn Ayyub …   Catholic encyclopedia