pageantry

pageantry
1. парадность
2. пышность

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  • Pageantry — Pag eant*ry ( r[y^]), n. Scenic shows or spectacles, taken collectively; spectacular quality; splendor. [1913 Webster] Such pageantry be to the people shown. Dryden. [1913 Webster] The pageantry of festival. J. A. Symonds. [1913 Webster] Syn:… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pageantry — may refer to:*Beauty contest *Medieval pageant …   Wikipedia

  • pageantry — (n.) 1650s; see PAGEANT (Cf. pageant) + RY (Cf. ry) …   Etymology dictionary

  • pageantry — [n] flashy display affectation, array, ceremonial, ceremony, extravagance, fanfare, flourish, formality, glitter, grandeur, grandiosity, magnificence, ostentation, pageant, panoply, parade, pomp, pomposity, show, spectacle, splash, splendor;… …   New thesaurus

  • pageantry — ► NOUN ▪ elaborate display or ceremony …   English terms dictionary

  • pageantry — [paj′ən trē] n. pl. pageantries 1. pageants collectively 2. grand spectacle; gorgeous display 3. empty show or display …   English World dictionary

  • pageantry — pag|eant|ry [ˈpædʒəntri] n [U] impressive ceremonies or events, involving many people wearing special clothes pageantry of ▪ the pageantry of a military ceremony …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • pageantry — [[t]pæ̱ʤəntri[/t]] N UNCOUNT People use pageantry to refer to the colourful and formal things that are done for special official or royal occasions, for example the wearing of special clothes and the playing of special music. He was greeted with… …   English dictionary

  • pageantry — /paj euhn tree/, n., pl. pageantries. 1. spectacular display; pomp: the pageantry of a coronation. 2. mere show; empty display. 3. pageants collectively; pageants and the performance of pageants. [1600 10; PAGEANT + RY] Syn. 1. spectacle,… …   Universalium

  • pageantry — noun /ˈpædʒəntɹi/ A pageant; a colourful show or display, as in a pageant. That you aptly will suppose / What pageantry, what feats, what shows, / What minstrelsy, and pretty din, / The regent made in Mytilene / To greet the king …   Wiktionary

  • pageantry — noun (U) impressive ceremonies or events, involving many people wearing special clothes: the pageantry of a military ceremony …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English


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