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Webster 1913 Edition

Travesty

Trav′es-ty

,
Adj.
[F.
travesti
, p. p. of
travestir
to disguise, to travesty, It.
travestire
, fr. L.
trans
across, over +
vestire
to dress, clothe. See
Vest
.]
Disguised by dress so as to be ridiculous; travestied; – applied to a book or shorter composition.
[R.]

Trav′es-ty

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Travesties
.
A burlesque translation or imitation of a work.
The second edition is not a recast, but absolutely a
travesty
of the first.
De Quincey.

Trav′es-ty

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Travestied
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Travesting
.]
To translate, imitate, or represent, so as to render ridiculous or ludicrous.
I see poor Lucan
travestied
, not appareled in his Roman toga, but under the cruel shears of an English tailor.
Bentley.

Webster 1828 Edition

Travesty

TRAV'ESTY

,
Adj.
[infra.] Having an unusual dress; disguised by dress so as to be ridiculous. It is applied to a book or composition translated in a manner to make it burlesque.

TRAV'ESTY

,
Noun.
A parody; a burlesque translation of a work. Travesty may be intended to ridicule absurdity, or to convert a grave performance into a humorous one.

TRAV'ESTY

,
Verb.
T.
To translate into such language as to render ridiculous or ludicrous.
G. Battista Lalli travestied Virgil, or turned him into Italian burlesque verse.

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