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(), a.[F. travesti, p. p. of travestir to disguise, to travesty, It. travestire, fr. L. trans across, over + vestire to dress, clothe. See Vest.] Disguised by dress so as to be ridiculous; travestied; -- applied to a book or shorter composition. [R.] Trav"esty n.; pl. Travesties (). A burlesque translation or imitation of a work. The second edition is not a recast, but absolutely a travesty of the first. De Quincey. Trav"esty v. t.[imp. & p. p.Travestied (); p. pr. & vb. n.Travesting.] To translate, imitate, or represent, so as to render ridiculous or ludicrous. I see poor Lucan travestied, not appareled in his Roman toga, but under the cruel shears of an English tailor. Bentley. スポンサード リンク
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