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travesty
(encz) | travesty,parodie n: Zdeněk Brož |
travesty
(encz) | travesty,výsměch n: Zdeněk Brož |
Travesty
(gcide) | Travesty \Trav"es*ty\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Travestied; p. pr.
& vb. n. Travesting.]
To translate, imitate, or represent, so as to render
ridiculous or ludicrous.
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I see poor Lucan travestied, not appareled in his Roman
toga, but under the cruel shears of an English tailor.
--Bentley.
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Travesty
(gcide) | Travesty \Trav"es*ty\, a. [F. travesti, p. p. of travestir to
disguise, to travesty, It. travestire, fr. L. trans across,
over + vestire to dress, clothe. See Vest.]
Disguised by dress so as to be ridiculous; travestied; --
applied to a book or shorter composition. [R.]
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Travesty
(gcide) | Travesty \Trav"es*ty\, n.; pl. Travesties.
A burlesque translation or imitation of a work.
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The second edition is not a recast, but absolutely a
travesty of the first. --De Quincey.
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travesty
(wn) | travesty
n 1: a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable
situations [syn: farce, farce comedy, travesty]
2: a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's
style, usually in a humorous way [syn: parody, lampoon,
spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque,
travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-on]
v 1: make a travesty of |
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Travesty
(gcide) | Travesty \Trav"es*ty\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Travestied; p. pr.
& vb. n. Travesting.]
To translate, imitate, or represent, so as to render
ridiculous or ludicrous.
[1913 Webster]
I see poor Lucan travestied, not appareled in his Roman
toga, but under the cruel shears of an English tailor.
--Bentley.
[1913 Webster]Travesty \Trav"es*ty\, a. [F. travesti, p. p. of travestir to
disguise, to travesty, It. travestire, fr. L. trans across,
over + vestire to dress, clothe. See Vest.]
Disguised by dress so as to be ridiculous; travestied; --
applied to a book or shorter composition. [R.]
[1913 Webster]Travesty \Trav"es*ty\, n.; pl. Travesties.
A burlesque translation or imitation of a work.
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The second edition is not a recast, but absolutely a
travesty of the first. --De Quincey.
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