pasquil

[ pas-kwil ]

noun

1. a pasquinade.

Other Words From

• pas·quilic pas·quillic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of pasquil¹

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

Example Sentences

This humorous pasquil has been generally supposed to have been written by Sir John, as a banter upon himself.

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The zeal of the Scottish reformers was at its height, and this zeal found vent in many a pasquil discharged at Popery.

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She accepted it jocularly as a “pasquil,” and Knox on his departure was condemned and burned in effigy.

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A pasquil on the Commander in Chief, or a tirade against the Government, was sure to be eagerly read and warmly approved of.

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One of Pasquil's Jests is "how mad Coomes, when his wife was drowned, sought her against the stream."

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