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Barmecide

Barmecide adjective: of the nature of a Barmecide feast.

Adjective

Barmecide (not comparable)

  1. Of the nature of a Barmecide feast.
    • It was a curious sort of a feast, I reflected, in appearance indeed, an entertainment of the Barmecide stamp, for there was absolutely nothing to eat.1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC
  2. (broadly) imaginary; illusory; sham.

Barmecide meaning in Bengali

Barmecide in Bengali

কাল্পনিক, মায়াময়

Phrases with Barmecide

Questions about Barmecide

What does Barmecide mean?
Barmecide means of the nature of a Barmecide feast.
What is Barmecide in Bengali?
Barmecide in Bengali is কাল্পনিক, মায়াময়. See Barmecide meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is Barmecide?
Barmecide is an adjective.

Words near Barmecide in the dictionary

  1. barmcake
  2. barmcakes
  3. barmcloth
  4. barmcloths
  5. barmecidal
  6. Barmecide
  7. Barmecide feast
  8. Barmecide feasts
  9. barmed
  10. Barmedman
  11. barmen

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