About The Word Pasquin
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Pasquin
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What's The Definition Of Pasquin?Synonyms | Synonyms for Pasquin: Related Terms | Find terms related to Pasquin: See Also | Pasquin In Webster's Dictionary \Pas"quin\, n. [It. pasquino a mutilated statue at Rome,
set up against the wall of the place of the Orsini; -- so
called from a witty cobbler or tailor, near whose shop the
statue was dug up. On this statue it was customary to paste
satiric papers.]
A lampooner; also, a lampoon. See {Pasquinade}.
The Grecian wits, who satire first began, Were pleasant
pasquins on the life of man. --Dryden.
\Pas"quin\, v. t. To lampoon; to satiraze. [R.] To see himself pasquined and affronted. --Dryden. |
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