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Definition of Macaronies
1. macaroni [n] - See also: macaroni
Lexicographical Neighbors of Macaronies
Literary usage of Macaronies
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. England and the English in the Eighteenth Century: Chapters in the Social by William Connor Sydney (1891)
"... and 'macaronies'—Eighteenth-century hours— The belle of fashion and her mode
of life—Conversation—Swearing —Excessive drinking—Eminent hard drinkers—The ..."
2. Epigrams of Martial, &c. with Mottos from Horace, &c by Martial, William Scott (1773)
"... movere Tumultus f To THE macaronies.- Ye Servile Herd! how often at your felly,
Have I been deadly cut with Laugh anA Melancholy ! ..."
3. Handy-book of Literary Curiosities by William Shepard Walsh (1892)
"True macaronies were distinguished by their passion for dress and for gambling.
At Almack's and Brooks's they squandered thousands at hazard. ..."
4. The Later English Drama by Baron Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton, Oliver Goldsmith, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, James Sheridan Knowles, Calvin Smith Brown (1898)
"... and in one moment produced the following : — Sure never were seen two such
beautiful ponies ; Other horses are clowns, but these macaronies : 8 To give ..."
5. The American Historical Review by American Historical Association (1905)
"The restaurants and coffee-houses, and their frequenters, the swells and beaus
and macaronies, are depicted by aid of the memoirs, letters, ..."
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