The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Tawdry \Taw"dry\, n.; pl. Tawdries.
   A necklace of a rural fashion, bought at St. Audrey's fair;
   hence, a necklace in general. [Obs.]
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         Of which the Naiads and the blue Nereids make
         Them tawdries for their necks.           --Drayton.
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