English-Thai Dictionary

pageant

N การประกวด  kan-pra-kued

 

pageantry

N พิธี แห่แหน  พิธี เฉลิมฉลอง  pi-te-hea

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

PAGEANT

n.pa'jent. [L. pegma; Gr. something showy carried in triumph. ] 1. A statue in show, or a triumphal car, chariot, arch or other pompous thing, decorated with flags, etc. and carried in public shows and processions.
2. A show; a spectacle of entertainment; something intended for pomp.
I'll play my part in fortune's pageant.
3. Any thing showy, without stability or duration.
Thus unlamented pass the proud away,
The gaze of fools, and pageant of a day.

 

PAGEANT

a.Showy; pompous; ostentatious.

 

PAGEANT

v.t.To exhibit in show; to represent.

 

PAGEANTY

n.Show; pompous exhibition or spectacle. Such pageantry to be the people shown.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

PAGEANT

Pag "eant, n. Etym: [OE. pagent, pagen, originally, a movable scaffold or stage, hence, what was exhibited on it, fr. LL. pagina, akin to pangere to fasten; cf. L. pagina page, leaf, slab, compaginare to join together, compages a joining together, structure. See Pact, Page of a book. ]

 

1. A theatrical exhibition; a spectacle. "A pageant truly played. " Shak. To see sad pageants of men's miseries. Spenser.

 

2. An elaborate exhibition devised for the entertainmeut of a distinguished personage, or of the public; a show, spectacle, or display. The gaze of fools, and pageant of a day! Pope. We love the man, the paltry pageant you. Cowper.

 

PAGEANT

PAGEANT Pag "eant, a.

 

Defn: Of the nature of a pageant; spectacular. "Pageant pomp. " Dryden.

 

PAGEANT

PAGEANT Pag "eant, v. t.

 

Defn: To exhibit in show; to represent; to mimic. [R.] "He pageants us. " Shak.

 

PAGEANTRY

PAGEANTRY Pag "eant *ry, n.

 

Defn: Scenic shows or spectacles, taken collectivelly; spectacular guality; splendor. Such pageantry be to the people shown. Dryden. The pageantry of festival. J. A. Symonds.

 

Syn. -- Pomp; parade; show; display; spectacle.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

pageant

pag eant |ˈpajənt ˈpæʤənt | ▶noun a public entertainment consisting of a procession of people in elaborate, colorful costumes, or an outdoor performance of a historical scene. • (also beauty pageant ) a beauty contest. • historical a scene erected on a fixed stage or moving vehicle as a public show. ORIGIN late Middle English pagyn, of unknown origin.

 

pageantry

pag eant ry |ˈpajəntrē ˈpæʤəntri | ▶noun elaborate display or ceremony.

 

Oxford Dictionary

pageant

pageant |ˈpadʒ (ə )nt | ▶noun 1 a public entertainment consisting of a procession of people in elaborate, colourful costumes, or an outdoor performance of a historical scene. • something regarded as a series of interesting and varied events: it's all part of life's rich pageant. • historical a scene erected on a fixed stage or moving vehicle as a public show. 2 (also beauty pageant ) N. Amer. a beauty contest. ORIGIN late Middle English pagyn, of unknown origin.

 

pageantry

pa |geant ¦ry |ˈpadʒ (ə )ntri | ▶noun [ mass noun ] elaborate display or ceremony: the pageantry of George V's jubilee.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

pageant

pageant noun people dress up their dogs in wild costumes for the annual pageant: parade, procession, cavalcade, tableau (vivant ); spectacle, extravaganza, show.

 

pageantry

pageantry noun the pageantry of a royal wedding: spectacle, display, ceremony, magnificence, pomp, splendor, grandeur, show; informal razzle-dazzle, razzmatazz.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

pageant

pageant noun the Queen attended a 1000 -horse pageant and re-creation of the coronation parade: parade, procession, cavalcade, scene, play, representation, tableau, tableau vivant; display, spectacle, extravaganza, show.

 

pageantry

pageantry noun the trooping of the colour brings Londoners out for a historic day of military pageantry: spectacle, display, ceremony, ceremoniousness, magnificence, pomp, glory, splendour, grandeur, glamour, flourish, glitter, theatricality, drama, show, showiness; informal pizzazz, razzle-dazzle, razzmatazz; rare grandezza.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

pageant

pag eant /pǽdʒ (ə )nt /名詞 1 C 野外劇, ページェント 〘歴史的出来事を演出したもの 〙; (歴史の一場面を見せる )行列 .2 C 壮麗な行列 [見物 ]; 盛観 .3 C ｟米 ｠美人コンテスト (beauty pageant ).4 U 虚飾, 誇示, 見せびらかし .

 

pageantry

pag eant ry /pǽdʒ (ə )ntri /名詞 U 1 〖集合的に 〗野外劇 .2 壮観 ; 華麗 .3 虚飾 ; 誇示 ; こけおどし .