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charivari
(encz) | charivari,povyk n: Zdeněk Brož |
Charivari
(gcide) | Charivari \Cha*ri`va*ri"\, n. [F.]
A mock serenade of discordant noises, made with kettles, tin
horns, etc., designed to annoy and insult; -- called also
shivaree.
Syn: shivaree, charivari, callithump, callathump.
[1913 Webster]
Note: It was at first performed before the house of any
person of advanced age who married a second time.
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charivari
(wn) | charivari
n 1: a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to
a newly married couple [syn: shivaree, chivaree,
charivari, callithump, callathump, belling] |
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Charivari
(gcide) | Charivari \Cha*ri`va*ri"\, n. [F.]
A mock serenade of discordant noises, made with kettles, tin
horns, etc., designed to annoy and insult; -- called also
shivaree.
Syn: shivaree, charivari, callithump, callathump.
[1913 Webster]
Note: It was at first performed before the house of any
person of advanced age who married a second time.
[1913 Webster] |
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