travestying
- present participle of travesty.
Example Sentences
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The sight of him, so sitting, tragically travestying man, has been considered, and is considered, “educative” by multitudinous audiences.
From Michael, Brother of Jerry by London, Jack
Peyrade had the power of travestying everything, even his wit.
From Scenes from a Courtesan's Life by Balzac, Honoré de
It not only conveys the travestying idea, but also sufficiently conveys the original thought travestied.
From The Grotesque in Church Art by Wildridge, T. Tindall
If these prescriptions are observed, he says, travestying a fine Lucretian line, the diner-out may draw near to and drink deep from the well-spring of a happy life.
From Horace by Tuckwell, William
The kitchen-maid was toasting a slice of bread at the end of a very long toasting-fork, which she held at arm's length towards the unapproachable fire, travestying the Flanconnade in fencing.
From Desperate Remedies by Hardy, Thomas
