pasquil

[ pas-kwil ]

/ ˈpæs kwɪl /

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noun

a pasquinade.

Origin of pasquil

1525–35; <New Latin pasquillus<Italian pasquillo, diminutive of Pasquino;see pasquinade

OTHER WORDS FROM pasquil

pas·quil·ic, pas·quil·lic, adjective

Words nearby pasquil

Pasolini, pas op, paspalum, Pasquale, pasqueflower, pasquil, pasquinade, pass, passable, passably, passacaglia

Example sentences from the Web for pasquil

A pasquil on the Commander in Chief, or a tirade against the Government, was sure to be eagerly read and warmly approved of.
Russia|Donald Mackenzie Wallace
One of Pasquil's Jests is "how mad Coomes, when his wife was drowned, sought her against the stream."
Shakespeare Jest-Books;|Unknown
She accepted it jocularly as a “pasquil,” and Knox on his departure was condemned and burned in effigy.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 8|Various
It is not to be marvelled at if the Regent did style the letter a “pasquil.”
John Knox and the Reformation|Andrew Lang

In Pasquil's Jests, the tale is told of a "young woman of Barnet."
Shakespeare Jest-Books;|Unknown