3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Farce \Farce\, n. [F. farce, from L. farsus (also sometimes
farctus), p. p. pf farcire See {Farce}, v. t.]
1. (Cookery) Stuffing, or mixture of viands, like that used
on dressing a fowl; forcemeat.
2. A low style of comedy; a dramatic composition marked by
low humor, generally written with little regard to
regularity or method, and abounding with ludicrous
incidents and expressions.
Farce is that in poetry which ``grotesque'' is in a
picture: the persons and action of a farce are all
unnatural, and the manners false. --Dryden.
3. Ridiculous or empty show as a mere farce. ``The farce of
state.'' --Pope.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Farce \Farce\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Farced}, p. pr & vb n.
{Farcing}.] [F. Farcir, L. farcire akin to Gr ???????? to
fence in stop up Cf {Force} to stuff, {Diaphragm},
{Frequent}, {Farcy}, {Farse}.]
1. To stuff with forcemeat; hence to fill with mingled
ingredients; to fill full; to stuff. [Obs.]
The first principles of religion should not be
farced with school points and private tenets. --Bp.
Sanderson.
His tippet was aye farsed full of knives. --Chaucer.
2. To render fat. [Obs.]
If thou wouldst farce thy lean ribs. --B. Jonson
3. To swell out to render pompous. [Obs.]
Farcing his letter with fustian. --Sandys.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
farce
n 1: a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable
situations [syn: {farce comedy}, {travesty}]
2: mixture of ground raw chicken and mushrooms with pistachios
and truffles and onions and parsley and lots of butter and
bound with eggs [syn: {forcemeat}]
more about farce
browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
or search
thesauri
dictionary
search words
|
Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
|
