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51satyr play — noun an ancient Greek burlesque with a chorus of satyrs • Hypernyms: ↑play, ↑drama, ↑dramatic play * * * noun : an ancient Greek drama usually composed and performed in conjunction with a trilogy of tragedies but having a less elevated subject… …
52rib´ald|ly — rib|ald «RIHB uhld», adjective, noun. –adj. offensive in speech; coarsely mocking; irreverent; indecent; obscene: »a ribald story, a ribald party. SYNONYM(S): indelicate, gross. –n. a person who is ribald or given to ribaldry. ╂[< Old French… …
53rib|ald — «RIHB uhld», adjective, noun. –adj. offensive in speech; coarsely mocking; irreverent; indecent; obscene: »a ribald story, a ribald party. SYNONYM(S): indelicate, gross. –n. a person who is ribald or given to ribaldry. ╂[< Old French ribauld,… …
54Kabuki — nihongo|Kabuki|歌舞伎|kabuki is a form of traditional Japanese theatre. Kabuki theatre is known for the stylization of its drama and for the elaborate make up worn by some of its performers.The individual kanji characters, from left to right, mean… …
55Burlesque — is theatrical entertainment of broad and parodic humor, which usually consists of comic skits (and sometimes a strip tease). Some authorsFact|date=September 2008 assert burlesque is a direct descendant of the Commedia dell arte; the term… …
56Rhyton — (plural rhyta) is the ancient Greek word (ῥυτόν rutón ) for a container from which fluids were intended to be drunk, or else poured in some ceremony such as libation. Name and functionThe word is believed to be derived from Greek rhein , to flow …
57Lydia Pinkham — Lily the Pink redirects here. For the popular song by The Scaffold, see Lily the Pink (song). Medicinal compound redirects here. For the general term, see Pharmaceutical drug. Lydia E. Pinkham (from a 1904 pamphlet) Lydia Estes Pinkham (February… …
58Wit and Mirth, or Pills to Purge Melancholy — Wit and Mirth: Or Pills to Purge Melancholy is the title of a large collection of songs by Thomas d Urfey, published between 1698 and 1720, which in its final, six volume edition held over 1,000 songs and poems. The collection started as a single …
59Ubayd Zakani — Nezam od Din Ubeydollah Zâkâni (Persian: خواجه نظامالدین عبیدالله زاکانی), or simply Ubayd i Zākāni (Persian: عبید زاکانی d. 1370 CE), was a Persian poet and satirist of the 14th century (Timurid Period) from the city of Qazvin. He studied in… …
60There once was a man from Nantucket — is the opening line for many limericks. The popularity of this literary trope can be attributed to the way the name of the island of Nantucket lends itself easily to humorous rhymes and puns, particularly ribald ones. In the many vulgar versions …
