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Bought at the festival of St. Audrey.

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  1. superl. Bought at the festival of St. Audrey.
  2. superl. Very fine and showy in colors, without taste or elegance; having an excess of showy ornaments without grace; cheap and gaudy; as, a tawdry dress; tawdry feathers; tawdry colors.
  3. n. A necklace of a rural fashion, bought at St. Audrey's fair; hence, a necklace in general.
  4. adj. tastelessly showy
  5. adj. made of inferior workmanship and materials
  6. j:85/n:15 s tastelessly showy s cheap and shoddy