tawdry lace

== 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 === IPA(key): /ˈtɔːdɹi leɪs/ === Noun === tawdry lace (plural tawdry laces) (obsolete) A silk ribbon or string worn as a necklace in the 16th and early 17th centuries. ==== Derived terms ==== tawdry