tawdryn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈtɔːdri/, U.S.

/ˈtɔdri/,

/ˈtɑdri/

Forms: 1500s tauthrie, tawdrie (see next), 1600s taudrey, tawdery, 1600s–1700s taudry, 1600s– tawdry.

Etymology: As noun short for tawdry lace n.; hence referring to the showy but cheap quality of these in the 17th century.

A. n.

†1. Short for tawdry lace n. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > neck-wear > [noun] > neck-tie or cravat > neck-tie > types of > other

tawdry lace1548

tawdryne1586

tawdry1612

solitaire1731

sentiment1838

four-in-hand1892

Teck1895

Windsor1895

Windsor tie1895

shoestring tiea1902

Jemima1920

bolo tie1954

picture tie1957

bolo1962

kipper tie1966

1612 M. Drayton Poly-olbion ii. 24 Of which the Naïdes, and the blew Nereïdes make Them Taudries for their necks.

1612 M. Drayton Poly-olbion iv. 56 Not the smallest Beck But with white Pebles makes her Tawdries for her neck.

2. Cheap and pretentious finery.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > [noun] > cheap or gaudy

bawdrya1529

bravery1563

fangle1583

flaunt1590

gaudery1597

trumperya1616

ginger-work1631

frippery1637

finery1647

tawdrya1680

tawdrum1680

tinsey1685

flappet1728

gingerbread work1748

tinsel1782

fallalery1824

tinselry1830

figgery1841

flaring1881

a1680 S. Butler Genuine Remains (1759) I. 223 Applaud th' outsides of Words, but never mind, With what fantastic tawdery th'are lin'd.

1747 S. Richardson Clarissa II. xx. 125 Only for the sake of having a little more tawdry upon his housings.

1831 Examiner 390/1 A dress circle!..look at the tawdry and the ennui!

1867 S. Smiles Huguenots Eng. & Ireland xviii. 440 A poor bedizened creature, clad in tawdry.

B. adj.

a. Of the nature of cheap finery; showy or gaudy without real value.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > flashiness or gaudiness > [adjective] > tawdry

tinsel1595

gingerbread1631

tawdry1676

frippish1787

tinselly1811

specious1816

gingerbready1845

foofaraw1848

twopence coloured1859

tarty1918

tartish1929

tatty1940

1676 G. Etherege Man of Mode ii. ii. 30 A Woman that Can doat on a senseless Caper, a Tawdry French Riband, and a Formal Cravat.

1686 Burnet Lett. (1708) 288 A Tawdry Imbroidery of Gold and Silver.

1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 80. ⁋3 A gay West Indian, who appeared in all the Colours which can affect an Eye that could not distinguish between being fine and taudry.

1803 H. Repton Observ. Landscape Gardening xi. 160 The lavish profusion of tawdry embellishment.

1859 J. M. Jephson & L. Reeve Narr. Walking Tour Brittany ii. 14 The high altar is wretchedly tawdry.

†b. Untidy; slovenly; ungraceful. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > untidiness > [adjective]

untidya1375

unred1528

sluttish?1529

untrimmed?1529

untrick1570

untrim1570

shevelled1613

hirsute1621

incompta1628

messy1627

unneat1648

tawdry1672

slattern1680

bunting1759

untrig1821

sloggering1825

slummocking1825

scrambling1826

poucey1829

anyhow1831

mullocky1839

ragtail1846

mussy1859

slubbery1880

unshipshape1883

mussed1888

slummocky1898

ruggy1929

idle1956

1672 N. Grew Anat. Veg. v. 131 A Flower without its Empalement, would hang as uncouth and taudry as a Lady without her Bodies.

c1820 J. Baillie Summer's Day 83 His awkward..lad, Who trails his tawdry armful [of hay] o'er the field.

2. transferred. Of persons or their condition: Tawdrily dressed or decked out; cheaply adorned.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > [adjective] > cheaply or gaudily ornamented

tawdry1676

tinselled1738

fripperied over1858

bedaubed1863

tarted1958

1676 W. Wycherley Plain-dealer v. i Taudry affected Rogues, well drest.

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Taudry or Tawdry,..tricked up with such tinsel Stuff, or Lace as is usually sold at Audery-Fair in Cambridge-shire.

1851 A. Helps Compan. Solitude vii. 147 Like one of those tawdry girls who pass by me.

1862 M. E. Braddon Lady Audley's Secret II. viii. 159 An aspect of genteel desolation and tawdry misery not easily to be parallelled in wretchedness.

3. figurative esp. of style, diction, etc.; hence of a speaker or writer: Trumpery.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > insubstantial > showy or fanciful but insubstantial

frivol1492

fustian1523

triflinga1538

tirlery1546

trumpery1576

mockado1577

skipjack1597

flashy1598

trifle1607

fripperya1625

bagatelle1637

fingle-fangled1651

tawdry1696

sauntering1726

gimcrack1751

folderol1820

tin1886

shicec1890

cotton candy1951

candyfloss1957

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [adjective] > showy or gaudy

flashya1690

tawdry1696

long-nebbed1818

1696 R. L'Estrange Seneca's Morals (ed. 6) Afterth. 12 With~out forcing the Design of the Author, or intermixing any Tawdry Flowrishes by the By.

a1718 W. Penn Maxims §126 in Wks. (1726) I. 850 'Tis but Taudry Talk, and next to very Trash.

1764 O. Goldsmith Traveller Ded. p. iii Him they dignify with the name of poet; his lampoons are called satires.

1808 W. Scott Let. 19 Jan. (1932) II. 4 His language is too flowery and even tawdry.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	tawdry
释义	tawdryn.adj. Brit. /ˈtɔːdri/, U.S. /ˈtɔdri/, /ˈtɑdri/ Forms: 1500s tauthrie, tawdrie (see next), 1600s taudrey, tawdery, 1600s–1700s taudry, 1600s– tawdry. Etymology: As noun short for tawdry lace n.; hence referring to the showy but cheap quality of these in the 17th century. A. n. †1. Short for tawdry lace n. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > neck-wear > [noun] > neck-tie or cravat > neck-tie > types of > other tawdry lace1548 tawdryne1586 tawdry1612 solitaire1731 sentiment1838 four-in-hand1892 Teck1895 Windsor1895 Windsor tie1895 shoestring tiea1902 Jemima1920 bolo tie1954 picture tie1957 bolo1962 kipper tie1966 1612 M. Drayton Poly-olbion ii. 24 Of which the Naïdes, and the blew Nereïdes make Them Taudries for their necks. 1612 M. Drayton Poly-olbion iv. 56 Not the smallest Beck But with white Pebles makes her Tawdries for her neck. 2. Cheap and pretentious finery. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > [noun] > cheap or gaudy bawdrya1529 bravery1563 fangle1583 flaunt1590 gaudery1597 trumperya1616 ginger-work1631 frippery1637 finery1647 tawdrya1680 tawdrum1680 tinsey1685 flappet1728 gingerbread work1748 tinsel1782 fallalery1824 tinselry1830 figgery1841 flaring1881 a1680 S. Butler Genuine Remains (1759) I. 223 Applaud th' outsides of Words, but never mind, With what fantastic tawdery th'are lin'd. 1747 S. Richardson Clarissa II. xx. 125 Only for the sake of having a little more tawdry upon his housings. 1831 Examiner 390/1 A dress circle!..look at the tawdry and the ennui! 1867 S. Smiles Huguenots Eng. & Ireland xviii. 440 A poor bedizened creature, clad in tawdry. B. adj. 1. a. Of the nature of cheap finery; showy or gaudy without real value. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > bad taste > flashiness or gaudiness > [adjective] > tawdry tinsel1595 gingerbread1631 tawdry1676 frippish1787 tinselly1811 specious1816 gingerbready1845 foofaraw1848 twopence coloured1859 tarty1918 tartish1929 tatty1940 1676 G. Etherege Man of Mode ii. ii. 30 A Woman that Can doat on a senseless Caper, a Tawdry French Riband, and a Formal Cravat. 1686 Burnet Lett. (1708) 288 A Tawdry Imbroidery of Gold and Silver. 1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 80. ⁋3 A gay West Indian, who appeared in all the Colours which can affect an Eye that could not distinguish between being fine and taudry. 1803 H. Repton Observ. Landscape Gardening xi. 160 The lavish profusion of tawdry embellishment. 1859 J. M. Jephson & L. Reeve Narr. Walking Tour Brittany ii. 14 The high altar is wretchedly tawdry. †b. Untidy; slovenly; ungraceful. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > confusion or disorder > untidiness > [adjective] untidya1375 unred1528 sluttish?1529 untrimmed?1529 untrick1570 untrim1570 shevelled1613 hirsute1621 incompta1628 messy1627 unneat1648 tawdry1672 slattern1680 bunting1759 untrig1821 sloggering1825 slummocking1825 scrambling1826 poucey1829 anyhow1831 mullocky1839 ragtail1846 mussy1859 slubbery1880 unshipshape1883 mussed1888 slummocky1898 ruggy1929 idle1956 1672 N. Grew Anat. Veg. v. 131 A Flower without its Empalement, would hang as uncouth and taudry as a Lady without her Bodies. c1820 J. Baillie Summer's Day 83 His awkward..lad, Who trails his tawdry armful [of hay] o'er the field. 2. transferred. Of persons or their condition: Tawdrily dressed or decked out; cheaply adorned. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > [adjective] > cheaply or gaudily ornamented tawdry1676 tinselled1738 fripperied over1858 bedaubed1863 tarted1958 1676 W. Wycherley Plain-dealer v. i Taudry affected Rogues, well drest. 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Taudry or Tawdry,..tricked up with such tinsel Stuff, or Lace as is usually sold at Audery-Fair in Cambridge-shire. 1851 A. Helps Compan. Solitude vii. 147 Like one of those tawdry girls who pass by me. 1862 M. E. Braddon Lady Audley's Secret II. viii. 159 An aspect of genteel desolation and tawdry misery not easily to be parallelled in wretchedness. 3. figurative esp. of style, diction, etc.; hence of a speaker or writer: Trumpery. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > insubstantial > showy or fanciful but insubstantial frivol1492 fustian1523 triflinga1538 tirlery1546 trumpery1576 mockado1577 skipjack1597 flashy1598 trifle1607 fripperya1625 bagatelle1637 fingle-fangled1651 tawdry1696 sauntering1726 gimcrack1751 folderol1820 tin1886 shicec1890 cotton candy1951 candyfloss1957 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [adjective] > showy or gaudy flashya1690 tawdry1696 long-nebbed1818 1696 R. L'Estrange Seneca's Morals (ed. 6) Afterth. 12 With~out forcing the Design of the Author, or intermixing any Tawdry Flowrishes by the By. a1718 W. Penn Maxims §126 in Wks. (1726) I. 850 'Tis but Taudry Talk, and next to very Trash. 1764 O. Goldsmith Traveller Ded. p. iii Him they dignify with the name of poet; his lampoons are called satires. 1808 W. Scott Let. 19 Jan. (1932) II. 4 His language is too flowery and even tawdry. 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