TARTUFFE


Meaning of TARTUFFE in English

/tahr toof", -toohf"/ ; Fr. /tannrdd tyuuf"/ , n. , pl. Tartuffes /-toofs", -toohfs"/ ; Fr. /-tyuuf"/ for 2.

1. ( italics ) a comedy (1664-69) by Molière.

2. Also, Tartufe . ( often l.c. ) a hypocritical pretender to piety.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .