macaroni
or mac·ca·ro·ni
small, tubular pasta prepared from wheat flour.
an English dandy of the 18th century who affected Continental mannerisms, clothes, etc.
Origin of macaroni
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How to use macaroni in a sentence
Or that “macaronis” were foppish, sexually ambiguous males in the 1760s and 1770s?
Queer Style A History of Fashion at FIT in New York | Peter Davis | September 14, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIn matters of fashion the Macaronis claimed absolute supremacy.
Art in England | Dutton CookAnd tell the cap'n to pull them macaronis out of the hold, and start two of 'em to trimmin' some of that stone to starboard.
Tom Grogan | F. Hopkinson SmithThe Macaronis appear about 1772 and stay but a short while, for the revolutionary fashions tread upon their heels.
It is true that occasionally beaux and macaronis actually wore earrings.
Jewellery | H. Clifford Smith,
The macaronis are furious, and vow they will pelt Mr. Hagan, and have him cudgelled afterwards.
The Virginians | William Makepeace Thackeray
British Dictionary definitions for macaroni
maccaroni
/ (ˌmækəˈrəʊnɪ) /
pasta tubes made from wheat flour
(in 18th-century Britain) a dandy who affected foreign manners and style
Origin of macaroni
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