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tawdry lace
† tawdry lace Obs. [See T (the letter) 7.] In the earliest quotation St. Audrey's lace, i.e. lace of St. Audrey, Etheldrida, or æþelðryþ (daughter of Anna king of East Anglia, and patron saint of Ely): A silk ‘lace’ or necktie, much worn by women in the 16th and early 17th c.; sometimes taken as a t... Oxford English Dictionary
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tawdrum
† ˈtawdrum Obs. nonce-wd. [f. tawdry, with L. ending: cf. nostrum.] A tawdry decoration.1680 Betterton Revenge v. iv. 65 No matter for Lace and Tawdrums. Oxford English Dictionary
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Audrey
In the 17th century, the name of Saint Audrey gave rise to the adjective tawdry "cheap and pretentious; cheaply adorned". The lace necklaces sold to pilgrims to Saint Audrey fell out of fashion in the 17th century, and so tawdry was reinterpreted as meaning cheap or vulgar wikipedia.org
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tawdry
tawdry, n. and a. (ˈtɔːdrɪ) Also 6 tauthrie, tawdrie (see next); 7 taudrey, tawdery, 7–8 taudry. [As n. short for tawdry lace, q.v.; hence referring to the showy but cheap quality of these in the 17th century.] A. n. † 1. Short for tawdry lace. Obs.1612 Drayton Poly-olb. ii. 46 Of which the Naides, ... Oxford English Dictionary
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Tabloid talk show
As an example, one of the early show topics was titled "Men in Lace Panties and the Women Who Love Them". started as a politically oriented talk show, the search for higher ratings in an extremely competitive market led Springer to topics often described as tawdry wikipedia.org
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Lola the Vamp
With her corsets, girdles, lace, sequins, beauty spots and all manner of feminine trappings, Montgomery's highly stylised performance is rather a celebration performance at Melbourne's Butterfly Club was described by The Age as displaying "A highly developed aesthetic and a sly wit ... super sexy without ever being tawdry wikipedia.org
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Æthelthryth
The common version of Æthelthryth's name was St Audrey, which is the origin of the word tawdry, which derived from the fact that her admirers bought modestly concealing lace goods at an annual fair held in her name in Ely. wikipedia.org
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tinsel
▪ I. tinsel, n.1 Chiefly north. and (from c 1400 only) Sc. (ˈtɪns(ə)l) Also 3 tinsil, 4 -ill, -elle, 4–7 -ell, 5–7 -ale, -all, 6 -aill; 4 tynsil, -yll, 4–6 -al(l, 4–7 -ell, 5–7 -el, 6 -ele; 5 tensale, -elle. [ME. tinsel, tynsel, etc., prob. ad. ON. *t{yacu}nsla, f. t{yacu}na (= ME. tin-en, tyn-en, t... Oxford English Dictionary
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Southern Cross Hotel
having been successful as a food market, the structure had instead been the home of a variety of shops and entertainments, and by the 1950s it was seen as tawdry The Mayfair Room featured cast-iron lace style filigree arched wall sections and gas-lamp style light fittings, the Coolibah Restaurant featured illuminated wikipedia.org
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spangle
▪ I. spangle, n.1 (ˈspæŋg(ə)l) Also 5 spangele, -yll, 5–6 spangell(e, 6 spangel, spangill(e. [f. spang n.1 + -le. Cf. G. spängel.] 1. a. A small round thin piece of glittering metal (usually brass) with a hole in the centre to pass a thread through, used for the decoration of textile fabrics and oth... Oxford English Dictionary
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Trust (Elvis Costello album)
Perone writes that it acts as a critique of personal inconsistency, contrasting "the clean, pretty look of a young woman's new outfit with the sometimes tawdry The band also filmed promotional music videos for "Clubland" and "New Lace Sleeves". wikipedia.org
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undress
▪ I. ˈundress, unˈdress, n. [un-1 12.] 1. Partial or incomplete dress; dress of a kind not ordinarily worn in public; dishabille. Also (esp. of men), informal or ordinary dress, as distinct from that worn on ceremonial or special occasions. a. Of women. The common use during the 18th century.1685 Cr... Oxford English Dictionary
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Ely, Cambridgeshire
The word "tawdry" originates from cheap lace sold at this fair. A weekly market has taken place in Ely Market Square since at least the 13th century. At this fair, cheap necklaces, made from brightly coloured silk, were sold—these were called "tawdry lace". wikipedia.org
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T
T (tiː) the twentieth letter of the English and other modern alphabets, the nineteenth of the ancient Roman alphabet, corresponding in form to the Greek τ (tau), from the Phœnician (and ancient Semitic) {semtav1} {semtav2} {semtav3} {semtav4} (tau), in Phœnician, and originally also in Greek, the la... Oxford English Dictionary
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Femme Fatale Tour
She then bursts into "Lace and Leather" and performs sensually for him. Neil McCormick of The Daily Telegraph gave the show one star out of five, and called it "the saddest, laziest, dullest and most tawdry pop concert I have wikipedia.org
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