01 a. Disguised by dress so as to be ridiculous; travestied; -- applied to a book or shorter composition.
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Disguised by dress so as to be ridiculous; travestied; -- applied to a book or shorter composition.[R.]
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3 senses · 3 variants
Webster, 1913
Travesty
02 n. A burlesque translation or imitation of a work.
pl.
Travesties
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A burlesque translation or imitation of a work.“The second edition is not a recast, but absolutely a travesty of the first.” — De Quincey.
03 v. t. To translate, imitate, or represent, so as to render ridiculous or ludicrous.
imp. & p. p.
Travestied; p. pr. & vb. n.
Travesting
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To translate, imitate, or represent, so as to render ridiculous or ludicrous.“I see poor Lucan travestied, not appareled in his Roman toga, but under the cruel shears of an English tailor.” — Bentley.