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. [1913 Webster]