Pasquinade
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Pasquinade — refers to an anonymous lampoon, whether in verse [In verse, the pasquinade finds a classical source in the epigrams of Martial: John W. Spaeth, Jr., Martial and the Pasquinade Transactions and Proceedings of the American Philological Association… … Wikipedia
pasquinade — [ paskinad ] n. f. • 1566; it. pasquinata → pasquin ♦ Vieilli et littér. Raillerie bouffonne. ⇒PASQUINADE, subst. fém. Vieilli A. HIST. LITTÉR. [Corresp. à pasquin A] 1. Placard satirique que les Romains accrochaient sur le socle de la statue de… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Pasquinade — Pas quin*ade , n. [F. pasquinade, It. pasquinata.] A lampoon or satirical writing. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pasquinade — [pas′kwilpas΄kwi nād′] n. [Fr < It pasquinata, after Pasquino, classical statue in Rome to which it was the custom in the 16th c. to attach satirical verses] a satirical piece of writing that holds its object up to ridicule, formerly one… … English World dictionary
Pasquinade — (v. fr., spr. Paskinahd), ein mehr witziger als boshafter, pasquillähnlicher Scherz … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Pasquinade — (franz., spr. paski ), s. Pasquill … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
pasquinade — index parody, ridicule Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
pasquinade — (n.) a lampoon, 1650s, from M.Fr., from It. pasquinata (c.1500), from Pasquino, name given to a mutilated ancient statue (now known to represent Menelaus dragging the dead Patroclus) set up by Cardinal Caraffa in his palace in Rome in 1501; the… … Etymology dictionary
pasquinade — lampoon, squib, skit, *libel … New Dictionary of Synonyms
pasquinade — Pasquinade. s. f. Raillerie satyrique. Faire des pasquinades. un faiseur de pasquinades … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
