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Grammar : Noun
Spell : pas-kwil
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpæs kwɪl



Definition of pasquil

  • As in lampoon : noun parody, satire
Example sentences :
  • In Pasquil's Jests, the tale is told of a "young woman of Barnet."
  • Extract from : « Shakespeare Jest-Books; » by Unknown
  • It is not to be marvelled at if the Regent did style the letter a “pasquil.”
  • Extract from : « John Knox and the Reformation » by Andrew Lang
  • One of Pasquil's Jests is "how mad Coomes, when his wife was drowned, sought her against the stream."
  • Extract from : « Shakespeare Jest-Books; » by Unknown
  • The zeal of the Scottish reformers was at its height, and this zeal found vent in many a pasquil discharged at Popery.
  • Extract from : « A Book of Ballads, Volume 1 » by Various
  • She accepted it jocularly as a “pasquil,” and Knox on his departure was condemned and burned in effigy.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 8 » by Various
  • A pasquil on the Commander in Chief, or a tirade against the Government, was sure to be eagerly read and warmly approved of.
  • Extract from : « Russia » by Donald Mackenzie Wallace

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