pasquinade

  • 21pasquinade — pas•quin•ade [[t]ˌpæs kwəˈneɪd[/t]] n. v. ad•ed, ad•ing 1) a satire or lampoon, esp. one posted in a public place 2) to satirize in a pasquinade • Etymology: 1585–95; Pasquin < It Pasquino, name given an antique Roman statue unearthed in 1501… …

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  • 22pasquinade — /pæskwəˈneɪd/ (say paskwuh nayd) noun 1. a satire, lampoon, or parody. 2. a publicly posted lampoon. –verb (t) (pasquinaded, pasquinading) 3. to assail in a pasquinade or pasquinades. {French, from Italian pasquinata, from Pasquino, name given to …

  • 23PASQUINADE — s. f. Il se dit Des placards satiriques qu on attache à la statue de Pasquin à Rome ; et, par extension, Des railleries bouffonnes et triviales. Faire des pasquinades. Un faiseur de pasquinades …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 24PASQUINADE — n. f. Il se dit des Placards satiriques qu’on attachait à la statue de Pasquin à Rome; et, par extension, de Railleries bouffonnes et triviales. Faire des pasquinades. Un faiseur de pasquinades …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 25pasquinade — [ˌpaskwɪ neɪd] noun a satire or lampoon, originally one displayed or delivered in a public place. Origin C16: from Ital. pasquinata, from Pasquino, a statue in Rome on which abusive Latin verses were posted …

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  • 26pasquinade — n. Lampoon, satire …

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  • 27pasquinade — pas·quin·ade …

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  • 28pasquinade —   n. lampoon, especially exhibited in public place …

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  • 29pasquinade — n. a lampoon or satire, orig. one displayed in a public place. Etymology: It. pasquinata f. Pasquino, a statue in Rome on which abusive Latin verses were annually posted …

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