Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A dissembler; a flatterer; a hypocrite.
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Examples
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I think so, said he, myself; and then shall you be a puppy, and this gentle popinjay a perfect papelard, that is, dissembler.
Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002
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I think so, said he, myself; and then shall you be a puppy, and this gentle popinjay a perfect papelard, that is, dissembler.
Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002
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I think so, said he, myself; and then shall you be a puppy, and this gentle popinjay a perfect papelard, that is, dissembler.
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 1 Fran��ois Rabelais 1518
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"Chanson de Roland" to the "Tragedy of Hamlet"; to be "papelard" was unworthy of a chevalier; the true knight of courtesy made nothing of defying the torments of hell, as he defied the lance of a rival, the frowns of society, the threats of parents or the terrors of magic; the perfect, gentle, courteous lover thought of nothing but his love.
Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres Henry Adams 1878
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The courtesy of Roland has the serious solidity of the Romanesque arch, and that of Lancelot and Aucassins has the grace of a legendary window; but one may love it, all the same; and one may even love the knight, -- papelard though he were, -- as he turned back to the altar and remained in prayer until the last mass was ended.
Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres Henry Adams 1878
madmouth commented on the word papelard
dissembler
April 26, 2009
jkrotkov commented on the word papelard
It is either a sub-tribe of the Piegan or a different pronunciation of it. The Piegan are a southern branch of the Blackfoot Tribe of American Indians.
May 4, 2009
grant_barrett commented on the word papelard
This word was chosen as Wordnik word of the day.
November 11, 2009
ry commented on the word papelard
recycling words of the day, eh?
September 15, 2013
erinmckean commented on the word papelard
Yes! We're going back through our old words of the day so that we can start showing words of the day on weekends, too. :-) Also, a lot of our early words of the day were pretty fun, but we had way fewer subscribers then, so they missed out ...
September 15, 2013
ry commented on the word papelard
oh ok, that's fine then. I was trying to make a reference to a recent tweet-recycling kerfuffle.
September 17, 2013