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Bawdry
Bawdry Bawd"ry, n. [OE. baudery, OF. bauderie, balderie, boldness, joy. See Bawd.] 1. The practice of procuring women for the gratification of lust. 2. Illicit intercourse; fornication. --Shak. 3. Obscenity; filthy, unchaste language. ``The pert style of the pit bawdry.' --Steele.
Tawdry
Tawdry Taw"dry, a. [Compar. Tawdrier; superl. Tawdriest.] [Said to be corrupted from Saint Audrey, or Auldrey, meaning Saint Ethelreda, implying therefore, originally, bought at the fair of St. Audrey, where laces and gay toys of all sorts were sold. This fair was held in Isle Ely, and probably at other places, on the day of the saint, which was the 17th of October.] 1. Bought at the festival of St. Audrey. [Obs.] And gird in your waist, For more fineness, with a tawdry lace. --Spenser. 2. Very fine and showy in colors, without taste or elegance; having an excess of showy ornaments without grace; cheap and gaudy; as, a tawdry dress; tawdry feathers; tawdry colors.

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- Wiltshire Christopher Awdry (born 1940), English author, son of the Rev. W. Awdry Daniel Awdry (1924–2008), British politician John Wither Awdry (1795–1878), English...
- Wilbert Vere Awdry OBE (15 June 1911 – 21 March 1997), often credited as Rev. W. Awdry, was an English Anglican minister, railway enthusiast, and children's...
- British children's books The Railway Series, created and written by Wilbert Awdry with his son Christopher, first published in 1945. Thomas runs on the Fat...
- a series of 42 British books written by the Rev. Wilbert Awdry and his son Christopher Awdry. This is a list of all characters who appeared in the book...
- Christopher Vere Awdry (born 2 July 1940) is an English author. He is best known for his contributions to The Railway Series of books featuring Thomas...
- books in the series, the first published in May 1945 by the Rev. Wilbert Awdry. Awdry wrote 26 books; the final one being written in October 1972. His son...
- written by both the Rev. W. Awdry and his son Christopher Awdry. The first 26 books in the series were written by the Rev. W. Awdry. Book no. 1 Published 12...
- island that is the setting for The Railway Series books by the Rev. Wilbert Awdry (and his son Christopher). It is also the setting of the Thomas & Friends...
- is based on The Railway Series books created by Wilbert Awdry and his son, Christopher Awdry. The series centers on anthropomorphic trains and road vehicles...
- October 1984 to 20 January 2021. Based on The Railway Series books by Wilbert Awdry and his son Christopher, the series was developed for television by Britt...