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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Gaudé, Gawdé, n. Also: galdé, gadé, gadie. Also pl. gawdiis. [ME. gaudy (1434), gawdy (1483), e.m.E. gaidy (1500), med. L. gaudia.] One of the larger and more ornamental beads (of precious stone or metal) inserted between the decades of ‘aves’ in the rosary.(a) 1516 Acta Conc. MS. XXVIII. 34.
Ane pair of bedis of curale with vj gaudeis of perle 1541 Treas. Acc. VII. 423.
[Fifty] bedis of ammatist, with v gawdeis of Frenche crownis 1542 Acts & Decr. I. 140 b.
Ane pair of beidis with v gawdeis, ilk gaude contenand ane dowble portingale ducat c 1560 Lynd. Wks. (S.T.S.) IV. 276.
Ane pair of bedis of siluir with gawdiis of gold(b) 1542 Inv. Wardrobe 62.
Item ane pair of beidis of raisit wark with galdeis of aget 1568 Edinb. Test. I. 178.
Ane pair of curall beiddis with galdeis and ane croce of siluer(c) 1541 Aberd. B. Rec. XVII (J).
Fyw silver gadeis & tua syluer buttunis 1569 Edinb. Test. I. 243.
Ane pair of gett beidis with gadeis, ane head and pendeis of siluer 1638 Adamson Muses Thren. 4.
The great ... harthorn ... On which did hing gadie beeds