Thanks for that, Scott. “Gaudi" likely to have come from the Latin for
“rejoice” (gaudere), which is where “gaudy” originates, I believe.
So there is a connection . . .
Chris
> On 25 Jan 2015, at 17:19, Scott Gomez <sgomez.baja@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> gaudy predates Gaudi by at least 300 years. I stole this from an internet
> site:
>
> Shakespeare's "Antonius and Cleopatra" XI,11, 225:
>
> "Let's have one other gaudy night:
> call to me All my sad captains;
> fill our bowls once more;
> Let's mock the midnight bell."
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