They burlesqued the prophet Jeremiah's words, and turned the expression he used into ridicule. --Stillingfleet. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
burlesquing — bur·lesque || bÉœË lesk n. mockery, caricature, comic imitation; comic performance v. mock, imitate in a comic fashion … English contemporary dictionary
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Gilbert, Sir W.S. — ▪ British playwright in full Sir William Schwenk Gilbert born Nov. 18, 1836, London died May 29, 1911, Harrow Weald, Middlesex, Eng. English playwright and humorist best known for his collaboration with Sir Arthur Sullivan (Sullivan, Sir… … Universalium
Burlesque — Bur*lesque , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Burlesqued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Burlesquing}.] To ridicule, or to make ludicrous by grotesque representation in action or in language. [1913 Webster] They burlesqued the prophet Jeremiah s words, and turned the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Burlesqued — Burlesque Bur*lesque , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Burlesqued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Burlesquing}.] To ridicule, or to make ludicrous by grotesque representation in action or in language. [1913 Webster] They burlesqued the prophet Jeremiah s words, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mock — Mock, a. Imitating reality, but not real; false; counterfeit; assumed; sham. [1913 Webster] That superior greatness and mock majesty. Spectator. [1913 Webster] {Mock bishop s weed} (Bot.), a genus of slender umbelliferous herbs ({Discopleura})… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mock bishop's weed — Mock Mock, a. Imitating reality, but not real; false; counterfeit; assumed; sham. [1913 Webster] That superior greatness and mock majesty. Spectator. [1913 Webster] {Mock bishop s weed} (Bot.), a genus of slender umbelliferous herbs… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mock heroic — Mock Mock, a. Imitating reality, but not real; false; counterfeit; assumed; sham. [1913 Webster] That superior greatness and mock majesty. Spectator. [1913 Webster] {Mock bishop s weed} (Bot.), a genus of slender umbelliferous herbs… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mock lead — Mock Mock, a. Imitating reality, but not real; false; counterfeit; assumed; sham. [1913 Webster] That superior greatness and mock majesty. Spectator. [1913 Webster] {Mock bishop s weed} (Bot.), a genus of slender umbelliferous herbs… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mock nightingale — Mock Mock, a. Imitating reality, but not real; false; counterfeit; assumed; sham. [1913 Webster] That superior greatness and mock majesty. Spectator. [1913 Webster] {Mock bishop s weed} (Bot.), a genus of slender umbelliferous herbs… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
