Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A dissembler; a flatterer; a hypocrite.
Examples
“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
“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.”
“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.”
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grant_barrett This word was chosen as Wordnik word of the day. Nov 11, 2009
jkrotkov 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
madmouth dissembler Apr 26, 2009