[syn: farce, stuff]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Farce \Farce\, n. [F. farce, from L. farsus (also sometimes
farctus), p. p. pf farcire. See Farce, v. t.]
1. (Cookery) Stuffing, or mixture of viands, like that used
on dressing a fowl; forcemeat.
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2. A low style of comedy; a dramatic composition marked by
low humor, generally written with little regard to
regularity or method, and abounding with ludicrous
incidents and expressions.
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Farce is that in poetry which "grotesque" is in a
picture: the persons and action of a farce are all
unnatural, and the manners false. --Dryden.
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3. Ridiculous or empty show; as, a mere farce. "The farce of
state." --Pope.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Farce \Farce\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Farced, p. pr. & vb. n.
Farcing.] [F. Farcir, L. farcire; akin to Gr. ???????? to
fence in, stop up. Cf. Force to stuff, Diaphragm,
Frequent, Farcy, Farse.]
1. To stuff with forcemeat; hence, to fill with mingled
ingredients; to fill full; to stuff. [Obs.]
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The first principles of religion should not be
farced with school points and private tenets. --Bp.
Sanderson.
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His tippet was aye farsed full of knives. --Chaucer.
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2. To render fat. [Obs.]
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If thou wouldst farce thy lean ribs. --B. Jonson.
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3. To swell out; to render pompous. [Obs.]
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Farcing his letter with fustian. --Sandys.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
farce
n 1: a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable
situations [syn: farce, farce comedy, travesty]
2: mixture of ground raw chicken and mushrooms with pistachios
and truffles and onions and parsley and lots of butter and
bound with eggs [syn: forcemeat, farce]
v 1: fill with a stuffing while cooking; "Have you stuffed the
turkey yet?" [syn: farce, stuff]