Hypertext Webster Gateway: "travesty"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Travesty \Trav"es*ty\, a. [F. travesti, p. p. of travestir to
disguise, to travesty, It. travestire, fr. L. trans across,
over + vestire to dress, clothe. See {Vest}.]
Disguised by dress so as to be ridiculous; travestied; --
applied to a book or shorter composition. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Travesty \Trav"es*ty\, n.; pl. {Travesties}.
A burlesque translation or imitation of a work.
The second edition is not a recast, but absolutely a
travesty of the first. --De Quincey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Travesty \Trav"es*ty\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Travestied}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Travesting}.]
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
travesty
n 1: a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable
situations [syn: {farce}, {farce comedy}]
2: a composition that imitates somebody's style in a humorous
way [syn: {parody}, {lampoon}, {spoof}, {sendup}, {mockery},
{takeoff}, {burlesque}, {charade}, {pasquinade}, {put-on}]
v : make a parody of
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