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carnival
(encz) | carnival,karneval Jiří Šmoldas |
carnival
(encz) | carnival,masopust n: Zdeněk Brož |
carnival
(encz) | carnival,veselí Jiří Šmoldas |
Carnival
(gcide) | Carnival \Car"ni*val\, n. [It. carnevale, prob. for older
carnelevale, prop., the putting away of meat; fr. L. caro,
carnis, flesh + levare to take away, lift up, fr. levis
light.]
1. A festival celebrated with merriment and revelry in Roman
Gatholic countries during the week before Lent, esp. at
Rome and Naples, during a few days (three to ten) before
Lent, ending with Shrove Tuesday.
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The carnival at Venice is everywhere talked of.
--Addison.
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2. Any merrymaking, feasting, or masquerading, especially
when overstepping the bounds of decorum; a time of riotous
excess. --Tennyson.
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He saw the lean dogs beneath the wall
Hold o'er the dead their carnival --Byron.
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carnival
(wn) | carnival
n 1: a festival marked by merrymaking and processions
2: a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance
suggestive of a large public entertainment; "it was so funny
it was a circus"; "the whole occasion had a carnival
atmosphere" [syn: circus, carnival]
3: a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of
skill etc. [syn: carnival, fair, funfair] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
carnival
(encz) | carnival,karneval Jiří Šmoldascarnival,masopust n: Zdeněk Brožcarnival,veselí Jiří Šmoldas |
carnivals
(encz) | carnivals,karnevaly Jiří Šmoldas |
carnival
(wn) | carnival
n 1: a festival marked by merrymaking and processions
2: a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance
suggestive of a large public entertainment; "it was so funny
it was a circus"; "the whole occasion had a carnival
atmosphere" [syn: circus, carnival]
3: a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of
skill etc. [syn: carnival, fair, funfair] |
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