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parade Sport a parry in fencing parade of finery; most notable ones in New York and Atlantic City on Easter Sunday. [Pop. Culture: Misc.] See : Easter
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But anyway, the politicians who ran it were short of torch-bearers, and anybody who would parade could get drunk if he wanted to. Happily, we were spared the anguish which ordinarily accompanies breaking on the wheel, though we could not be said to have entirely escaped from all its parade. Though the words of the order were not clear to the regimental commander, and the question arose whether the troops were to be in marching order or not, it was decided at a consultation between the battalion commanders to present the regiment in parade order, on the principle that it is always better to "bow too low than not bow low enough. |
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