FARCE


Meaning of FARCE in English

[farce] vt farced ; farc.ing [ME farsen, fr. MF farcir, fr. L farcire] (14c) 1: stuff

2: to improve as if by stuffing

[2]farce n [ME farse, fr. MF farce, fr. (assumed) VL farsa, fr. L, fem. of farsus, pp. of farcire] (14c) 1: a savory stuffing: forcemeat

2: a light dramatic composition marked by broadly satirical comedy and improbable plot

3: the broad humor characteristic of farce or pretense

4. a: ridiculous or empty show b: mockery "the enforcement of this law became a ~"

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