(1) - Gaud (v. t.) To bedeck gaudily; to decorate with gauds or showy trinkets or colors; to paint. (2) - Gaud (n.) To sport or keep festival. (3) - Gaud (n.) An ornament; a piece of worthless finery; a trinket. (4) - Gaud (n.) Deceit; fraud; artifice; device. (5) - Gaud (n.) Trick; jest; sport.