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English
Etymology
Contraction of St. Audrey's lace, with reference to Saint Audrey or Æthelthryth/Æðelþryð (died 679), an Anglo-Saxon saint in whose honour a fair was held.
Pronunciation
Noun
tawdry lace (plural tawdry laces)
- (obsolete) A silk ribbon or string worn as a necklace in the 16th and early 17th centuries.
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