Meaning of ESCAPADE
| Pronunciation: | | 'esku`peyd
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- [n] any carefree episode
- [n] a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
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| | Synonyms: | | adventure, dangerous undertaking, lark, risky venture |
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| | See Also: | | diversion, labor, project, recreation, task, undertaking | |
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| | Definition: | | Escapade
Intending to take revenge on the nobleman who ruined her brother at cards, Caledonia Johnston holds the wrong man at gunpoint: Simon Roxbury, the Viscount of Borxton. But the amused Simon urges her to forsake her weapon for a much more dangerous one--her beauty. Soon he`s teaching the untamed Callie the sensuous art of seduction. more details ... |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Es`ca*pade"\, n. [F., fr. Sp. escapada escape, fr.
escapar to escape; or F., fr. It. scappata escape, escapade,
fr. scappare to escape. see {Escape}.]
1. The fling of a horse, or ordinary kicking back of his
heels; a gambol.
2. Act by which one breaks loose from the rules of propriety
or good sense; a freak; a prank. --Carlyle.
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| | Related Terms: | | antic, bat, bender, binge, bout, bust, caper, carousal, carouse, celebration, debauch, drinking bout, fling, frolic, lark, mischief, orgy, ploy, prank, randan, randy, revel, roguery, rollick, spree, tear, toot, vagary, wingding |
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