travestimentn.

Brit.

/ˈtravᵻstᵻm(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ˈtrævəstəmənt/

Forms: 1800s travestiement, 1800s– travestiment.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: travesty v., -ment suffix.

Etymology: < travesty v. + -ment suffix. Compare earlier travestissement n., travesty n.Compare Italian travestimento (16th cent.).

rare.

†1. A parody or caricature of something. Cf. travesty n. 1. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1829 New Monthly Mag. 25 428 The traveller finds his expectations of the characteristics of an unknown nation, exchanged for a caricature of obsolete French fashions, and a clumsy travestiment of English habits.

1845 United Service Mag. Oct. 258 During the last twenty years, Spanish history has in fact exhibited all the..rapid transition of the stage; but the scenes enacted have displayed rather..the low buffoonery..of a travestiement.

2. The action or an act of changing one's dress or appearance, typically so as to disguise oneself; spec. the action or an act of dressing as a member of the opposite sex, esp. in order to play a particular dramatic or theatrical role; = travesty n. 2. Cf. travesty v. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [noun] > wearing clothes associated with opposite sex

travestiment1832

cross-dressing1911

transvestitism1912

transvestism1913

Eonism1928

transvesticism1934

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > misrepresentation > [noun] > by caricature

caricatura1732

caricature1756

travestissement1824

travestiment1832

caricaturing1859

1832 Examiner 10 June 373/2 Miss E. Tree is to add to the amusements of Whit-Monday by playing Romeo. Though we do not advocate travestiements, we wish her success.

1888 Albert Lea (Minnesota) Enterprise 22 Feb. He put on the dressing-gown, the long gray beard, the velvet cap and the spectacles... When the travestiment was complete he went to the window and waited.

2008 R. F. Lanzoni Comedy Ital. Style ii. 24 The comedies of the 1950s presented distinctive narratives, all of which included numerous equivocal situations, quid pro quos, travestiments, personality exchanges.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	travestiment
释义	travestimentn. Brit. /ˈtravᵻstᵻm(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˈtrævəstəmənt/ Forms: 1800s travestiement, 1800s– travestiment. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: travesty v., -ment suffix. Etymology: < travesty v. + -ment suffix. Compare earlier travestissement n., travesty n.Compare Italian travestimento (16th cent.). rare. †1. A parody or caricature of something. Cf. travesty n. 1. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1829 New Monthly Mag. 25 428 The traveller finds his expectations of the characteristics of an unknown nation, exchanged for a caricature of obsolete French fashions, and a clumsy travestiment of English habits. 1845 United Service Mag. Oct. 258 During the last twenty years, Spanish history has in fact exhibited all the..rapid transition of the stage; but the scenes enacted have displayed rather..the low buffoonery..of a travestiement. 2. The action or an act of changing one's dress or appearance, typically so as to disguise oneself; spec. the action or an act of dressing as a member of the opposite sex, esp. in order to play a particular dramatic or theatrical role; = travesty n. 2. Cf. travesty v. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [noun] > wearing clothes associated with opposite sex travestiment1832 cross-dressing1911 transvestitism1912 transvestism1913 Eonism1928 transvesticism1934 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > misrepresentation > [noun] > by caricature caricatura1732 caricature1756 travestissement1824 travestiment1832 caricaturing1859 1832 Examiner 10 June 373/2 Miss E. Tree is to add to the amusements of Whit-Monday by playing Romeo. Though we do not advocate travestiements, we wish her success. 1888 Albert Lea (Minnesota) Enterprise 22 Feb. He put on the dressing-gown, the long gray beard, the velvet cap and the spectacles... When the travestiment was complete he went to the window and waited. 2008 R. F. Lanzoni Comedy Ital. Style ii. 24 The comedies of the 1950s presented distinctive narratives, all of which included numerous equivocal situations, quid pro quos, travestiments, personality exchanges. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1829
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