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farce
I. \ˈfärs, ˈfȧs\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English farsen, from Middle French farcir, from Latin farcire to stuff; akin to Middle Irish barc attack, Greek phrassein, phrattein to enclose, fence in
1. obsolete
a. : to stuff (as poultry) with forcemeat or other stuffing
b. : to stuff (as oneself) with food : gorge
c. : to make full : cram, stuff
2.
a. obsolete : to fatten or enlarge by or as if by cramming
b. : to enlarge, amplify, or expand (as a literary work) by interpolation or addition often of witty material or quotations; especially : farse
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English farse, from Middle French farce, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin farsa, from Latin, feminine of farsus, past participle of farcire
1. : forcemeat; broadly : any savory stuffing (as for poultry or roasts)
2.
a. : a light dramatic composition of satirical or humorous cast in which great latitude is allowed as to probability of happenings and naturalness of characters
< an amusing farce based on confused relationships >
b. : the class or form of drama made up of such compositions
< the place of farce in the modern theater >
3.
a. : the element of broad humor that goes to make up theatrical farce : comic trait, feature, or characteristic
b. : a passage containing such comic element
< the father's speech is sheer farce >
4. : ridiculous or empty show
< the authorities have indulged in a farce of stubborn resistance — Bosley Crowther >
often : something so much less than it could or should be as to constitute a mockery
< a procedure … that would have revived the farce of the veto — A.P.Ryan >
< observance and upholding of the law became a farce > |