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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gorgeous \Gor"geous\, a. [OF. gorgias beautiful, glorious, vain,
     luxurious; cf. OF. gorgias ruff, neck handkerchief, and F.
     gorge throat, and se pengorger to assume airs. Cf. {Gorge},
     n.]
     Imposing through splendid or various colors; showy; fine;
     magnificent.


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           Cloud-land, gorgeous land.               --Coleridge.
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           Gorgeous as the sun at midsummer.        --Shak.
     -- {Gor"geous*ly}, adv. -- {Gor"geous*ness}, n.
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