Dictionary - Definition of CALEMBOUR


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. A pun.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

Date "Calembour" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1898. (references)

Etymology:Calembour \Cal"em*bour`\, noun. [French expression]. (references)

Specialty Definition: CALEMBOUR

Domain	Definition
Literature	Calembour (French). A pun, a jest. From the "Jester of Kahlenberg," whose name was Wigand von Theben; a character introduced in Tyll Eulenspiegel, a German tale. Eulenspiegel (a fool or jester) means Owl's looking-glass, and may probably have suggested the title of the periodical called the Owl, the witty but satirical "looking-glass" of the passing follies of the day. The jester of Calembourg visited Paris in the reign of Louis XV., and soon became noted for his blunders and puns. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
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Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. A pun.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

Date "CALEMBOUR" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1898. (references)

Etymology:Calembour \Cal"em*bour`\, noun. [French expression]. (references)

Domain	Definition
Literature	Calembour (French). A pun, a jest. From the "Jester of Kahlenberg," whose name was Wigand von Theben; a character introduced in Tyll Eulenspiegel, a German tale. Eulenspiegel (a fool or jester) means Owl's looking-glass, and may probably have suggested the title of the periodical called the Owl, the witty but satirical "looking-glass" of the passing follies of the day. The jester of Calembourg visited Paris in the reign of Louis XV., and soon became noted for his blunders and puns. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.		Top