Pasquinade

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pasquinade \Pas`quin*ade"\, n. [F. pasquinade, It. pasquinata.]
     A lampoon or satirical writing. --Macaulay.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Pasquinade \Pas`quin*ade"\, v. t.
     To lampoon, to satirize.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pasquinade
       n : a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous
           way [syn: {parody}, {lampoon}, {spoof}, {sendup}, {mockery},
            {takeoff}, {burlesque}, {travesty}, {charade}, {put-on}]
       [also: {pasquils}, {pasquilling}, {pasquilled}, {pasquil}]