The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
: Tawdry \Taw"dry\, n.; pl. Tawdries.
A necklace of a rural fashion, bought at St. Audrey's fair;
hence, a necklace in general. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
Of which the Naiads and the blue Nereids make
Them tawdries for their necks. --Drayton.
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