Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Parade (-s)
parade (-s), n. [Fr. 'boasting appearance, show, vaunting offer < It. parata, a warding or defending, a dighting or garish setting forth.] (webplay: hour, order, pompous, prepare, procession).
- Elaborate display; showy exhibition.
- Burial procession; funeral cortege.
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