farce

Definitions

1. 1.To render fat. [Obs.] If thou wouldst farce thy lean ribs. B. Jonson.
2. 2.To swell out; to render pompous. [Obs.] Farcing his letter with fustian. Sandys.
3. 3.(Cookery) Stuffing, or mixture of viands, like that used on dressing a fowl; forcemeat.
4. 4.A low style of comedy; a dramatic composition marked by low humor, generally written with little regard to regularity or method, and abounding with ludicrous incidents and expressions. Farce is that in poetry which "grotesque" is in a picture: the persons and action of a farce are all unnatural, and the manners false. Dryden.
5. 5.Ridiculous or empty show; as, a mere farce. "The farce of state." Pope.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is to render fat. [Obs.] If thou wouldst farce thy lean ribs. B. Jonson called?
• What is to swell out; to render pompous. [Obs.] Farcing his letter with fustian. Sandys called?
• What is stuffing, or mixture of viands, like that used on dressing a fowl; forcemeat called?
• What is ridiculous or empty show; as, a mere farce. "The farce of state." Pope called?