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charade (shərād`), verbal, written, or acted representation of a word, its syllables, or a number of words. The object is to guess the idea being conveyed. Winthrop M. Praed Praed, Winthrop Mackworth (prād), 1802–39, English poet and essayist. ..... Click the link for more information. wrote many of the well-known charades, and a good description of the acted charade is found in Thackeray's Vanity Fair. In the United States a charade acted in pantomime and having a set time limit was popular in the 1930s and 40s and remains a form of home amusement. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Approve my charade and my intentions in the same glance. A portion of that splendid room, the picture gallery of Gaunt House, was arranged as the charade theatre. exclaimed Colonel Dent, and the charade was solved. |
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