Barmeciden.

/ˈbɑːmɪsʌɪd/

Etymology: < the patronymic of a family of princes ruling at Bagdad just before Haroun-al-Raschid, concerning one of whom the story is told in the Arabian Nights, that he put a succession of empty dishes before a beggar, pretending that they contained a sumptuous repast—a fiction which the beggar humorously accepted.

One who offers imaginary food or illusory benefits. Often attributive.

ΘΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > [noun] > one who or that which dissembles

feigner1382

pseudo1402

simular1526

simuler1534

colourer1554

counterfeiter1561

truphane1568

counterfeit1574

put-forth1581

pretender1583

impostor1586

idol1590

would-be1607

phantasm1622

farce1696

imposture1699

Barmecide1713

simulator1835

fraud1850

sham1850

fake1855

swindle1858

shammer1861

make-believe1863

hoax1869

economizer1874

make-believer1884

ringer1896

phoney1902

faker1910

shill1976

1713 J. Addison in Guardian 16 Sept. 2/1 The Barmecide was sitting at his Table that seemed ready covered for an Entertainment.

1842 C. Dickens Amer. Notes I. viii. 282 It is a Barmecide Feast; a pleasant field for the imagination to rove in.

1855 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes II. x. 103 My dear Barmecide friend.

1863 Reader II. 506 Sharing the boundless hospitality of a Barmecide.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	barmecide
释义	Barmeciden. /ˈbɑːmɪsʌɪd/ Etymology: < the patronymic of a family of princes ruling at Bagdad just before Haroun-al-Raschid, concerning one of whom the story is told in the Arabian Nights, that he put a succession of empty dishes before a beggar, pretending that they contained a sumptuous repast—a fiction which the beggar humorously accepted. One who offers imaginary food or illusory benefits. Often attributive. ΘΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > [noun] > one who or that which dissembles feigner1382 pseudo1402 simular1526 simuler1534 colourer1554 counterfeiter1561 truphane1568 counterfeit1574 put-forth1581 pretender1583 impostor1586 idol1590 would-be1607 phantasm1622 farce1696 imposture1699 Barmecide1713 simulator1835 fraud1850 sham1850 fake1855 swindle1858 shammer1861 make-believe1863 hoax1869 economizer1874 make-believer1884 ringer1896 phoney1902 faker1910 shill1976 1713 J. Addison in Guardian 16 Sept. 2/1 The Barmecide was sitting at his Table that seemed ready covered for an Entertainment. 1842 C. Dickens Amer. Notes I. viii. 282 It is a Barmecide Feast; a pleasant field for the imagination to rove in. 1855 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes II. x. 103 My dear Barmecide friend. 1863 Reader II. 506 Sharing the boundless hospitality of a Barmecide. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.1713
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