Rabelais

[ rab-uh-ley, rab-uh-ley; French ra-ble ]

/ ˈræb əˌleɪ, ˌræb əˈleɪ; French raˈblɛ /

noun

Fran·çois

[frahn-swa], /frɑ̃ˈswa/, c1490–1553, French satirist and humorist.

Words nearby Rabelais

rabblement, rabble-rouse, rabble-rouser, rabble-rousing, Rabe, Rabelais, Rabelais, François, Rabelaisian, Rabi, Rabia, rabid

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Example sentences from the Web for Rabelais

Rabelais wrote Gargantua here, in this city devoted to the most Pantagruelian of pleasures.
The Queen of the French Kitchen|Katie Baker|March 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Rabelais was also a professional brother, who, equally with Smollet, attempted to waken up the profession by his satires.
History of Circumcision from the Earliest Times to the Present|Peter Charles Remondino
It was not always so long as Rabelais made it in the end: it was much shorter at first.
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete.|Francois Rabelais
Voltaire put the matter with his usual felicity,—Swift is Rabelais in his senses.
Classic French Course in English|William Cleaver Wilkinson

His religion at best is an anxious wish,—like that of Rabelais, a great Perhaps.
Familiar Quotations|John Bartlett
Rabelais looks over all the gadgets we have and those that are too much ahead of our time, he throws away.
Probability|Louis Trimble

British Dictionary definitions for Rabelais

Rabelais

/ (ˈræbəˌleɪ, French rablɛ) /

noun

François (frɑ̃swa). ?1494–1553, French writer. His written works, esp Gargantua and Pantagruel (1534), contain a lively mixture of earthy wit, common sense, and satire

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	rabelais
释义	Rabelais [ rab-uh-ley, rab-uh-ley; French ra-ble ] / ˈræb əˌleɪ, ˌræb əˈleɪ; French raˈblɛ / noun Fran·çois [frahn-swa], /frɑ̃ˈswa/, c1490–1553, French satirist and humorist. Words nearby Rabelais rabblement, rabble-rouse, rabble-rouser, rabble-rousing, Rabe, Rabelais, Rabelais, François, Rabelaisian, Rabi, Rabia, rabid Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Rabelais Rabelais wrote Gargantua here, in this city devoted to the most Pantagruelian of pleasures. The Queen of the French Kitchen\|Katie Baker\|March 26, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Rabelais was also a professional brother, who, equally with Smollet, attempted to waken up the profession by his satires. History of Circumcision from the Earliest Times to the Present\|Peter Charles Remondino It was not always so long as Rabelais made it in the end: it was much shorter at first. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete.\|Francois Rabelais Voltaire put the matter with his usual felicity,—Swift is Rabelais in his senses. Classic French Course in English\|William Cleaver Wilkinson His religion at best is an anxious wish,—like that of Rabelais, a great Perhaps. Familiar Quotations\|John Bartlett Rabelais looks over all the gadgets we have and those that are too much ahead of our time, he throws away. Probability\|Louis Trimble British Dictionary definitions for Rabelais Rabelais / (ˈræbəˌleɪ, French rablɛ) / noun François (frɑ̃swa). ?1494–1553, French writer. His written works, esp Gargantua and Pantagruel (1534), contain a lively mixture of earthy wit, common sense, and satire Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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