Pasquinade \Pas`quin*ade"\, n. [F. pasquinade, It. pasquinata.]
A lampoon or satirical writing. --Macaulay.
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Pasquinade \Pas`quin*ade"\, v. t.
To lampoon, to satirize.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
pasquinade
n : a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous
way [syn: parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery,
takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, put-on]
[also: pasquils, pasquilling, pasquilled, pasquil]
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