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pasquin

/ˈpæskwɪn/

pasquin noun: a lampooner.

Noun

pasquin (plural pasquins)

  1. (archaic) A lampooner.
  2. (archaic) A lampoon; a pasquinade.
    • C. 1687, John Dryden, Epistle to Henry Higden
      The Grecian wits, who satire first began, / Were pleasant pasquins on the life of man.

Verb

pasquin (third-person singular simple present pasquins, present participle pasquining, simple past and past participle pasquined)

  1. (archaic, rare) To lampoon or satirize.

Forms of pasquin

Noun
pluralpasquins
Verb
third-person singular presentpasquins
present participlepasquining
past participlepasquined
pastpasquined

Origin of pasquin

From Pasquino, a mutilated statue at Rome, set up against the wall of the palace of the Orsini; so called from a witty cobbler or tailor, near whose shop the statue was dug up. On this statue it was customary to paste satirical notes.

Questions about pasquin

What does pasquin mean?
Pasquin means a lampooner.
What part of speech is pasquin?
Pasquin can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce pasquin?
Pasquin is pronounced /ˈpæskwɪn/.
What is the plural of pasquin?
The plural of pasquin is pasquins.

Words near pasquin in the dictionary

  1. pasquilant
  2. pasquilants
  3. pasquiler
  4. pasquilers
  5. pasquils
  6. pasquin
  7. pasquinade
  8. pasquinaded
  9. pasquinader
  10. pasquinaders
  11. pasquinades

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