PASQUINADE


Meaning of PASQUINADE in English

— pasquinader , n. — pasquinian /pas kwin"ee euhn/ , adj.

/pas'kweuh nayd"/ , n. , v. , pasquinaded, pasquinading .

n.

1. a satire or lampoon, esp. one posted in a public place.

v.t.

2. to assail in a pasquinade or pasquinades.

[ 1585-95; Pasquin ( Pasquino, name given an antique Roman statue unearthed in 1501 that was annually decorated and posted with verses) + -ADE 1 ; r. pasquinata ]

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