pageantries
plural of pageantry
• greasepaint, repaginates
Source: Wiktionary
Pag"eant*ry, n.
Definition: Scenic shows or spectacles, taken collectivelly; spectacular guality; splendor. Such pageantry be to the people shown. Dryden. The pageantry of festival. J. A. Symonds.
Syn.
– Pomp; parade; show; display; spectacle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 June 2025
(verb) obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; “he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends”
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