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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PASQUINA'DE, v.t. To lampoon; to satirize.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way [syn: parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-on]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle French, from Italian pasquinata, from Pasquino, name given to a statue in Rome on which lampoons were posted Date: 1658 1. a lampoon posted in a public place 2. satirical writing ; satire • pasquinade transitive verb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. a lampoon or satire, orig. one displayed in a public place. Etymology: It. pasquinata f. Pasquino, a statue in Rome on which abusive Latin verses were annually posted

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Pasquinade Pas`quin*ade", n. [F. pasquinade, It. pasquinata.] A lampoon or satirical writing. --Macaulay.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Pasquinade Pas`quin*ade", v. t. To lampoon, to satirize.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Lampoon, satire.