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Webster 1913 Edition

Pasquin

Pas′quin

,
Noun.
[It.
pasquino
a mutilated statue at Rome, set up against the wall of the place of the Orsini; – so called from a witty cobbler or tailor, near whose shop the statue was dug up. On this statue it was customary to paste satiric papers.]
A lampooner; also, a lampoon. See
Pasquinade
.
The Grecian wits, who satire first began,
Were pleasant
pasquins
on the life of man.
Dryden.

Pas′quin

,
Verb.
T.
To lampoon; to satiraze.
[R.]
To see himself
pasquined
and affronted.
Dryden.

Webster 1828 Edition

Pasquin

PAS'QUIN

,
Noun.
A mutilated statue at Rome, in a corner of the palace of Ursini, so called from a cobbler of that name who was remarkable for his sneers and gibes. On this statue it has been customary to paste satiric papers. Hence, a lampoon.

Definition 2024

pasquin

pasquin

English

Noun

pasquin ‎(plural pasquins)

  1. A lampooner.
  2. A lampoon; a pasquinade.
    • Dryden
      The Grecian wits, who satire first began, / Were pleasant pasquins on the life of man.

Etymology

From Pasquino, a mutilated statue at Rome, set up against the wall of the place of the Orsini; so called from a witty cobbler or tailor, near whose shop the statue was dug up. On this statue it was customary to paste satirical notes.

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