Travesty

Definition of Travesty

Trav´es`ty
a.1.Disguised by dress so as to be ridiculous; travestied; - applied to a book or shorter composition.
n.1.A burlesque translation or imitation of a work.
The second edition is not a recast, but absolutely a travesty of the first.
- De Quincey.
v. t.1.To translate, imitate, or represent, so as to render ridiculous or ludicrous.
[imp. & p. p. Travestied ; p. pr. & vb. n. Travesting.]
I see poor Lucan travestied, not appareled in his Roman toga, but under the cruel shears of an English tailor.
- Bentley.

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