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parade
has definitions from the field of fine art
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[ noun ] a ceremonial procession including people marching
Used in print (Frank Getlein and Harold C. Gardiner, S.J., Movies,...)Brief snips of actual events were shown : parades , dances , street scenes . (Sallie Bingham, "Moving Day," The Atlantic...)Now the yard looked wet and bald , the trees bare under their buds , but in a while Miss_Ada 's flowers would bloom like a marching parade . Related terms |
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[ verb ] walk ostentatiously
Examples "She parades her new husband around town" Used in print (Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)In a_few minutes she was making the ten foot hike unaided ; soon she was parading around the house , flaunting her new skill . Related terms |
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[ verb ] march in a procession
Examples "the veterans paraded down the street" Used in print ("National Affairs"...)Russian tanks and artillery parading through the streets of Havana , Russian intrigue in the Congo , and Russian arms drops in Laos ( using the same Ilyushin transports that were used to carry Communist agents to the Congo ) made it plain once_more that the cold_war was all_of a_piece in space and time . Related terms |
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[ noun ] an extended (often showy) succession of persons or things
Examples : "a parade of strollers on the mall" "a parade of witnesses" Used in print (Rocky Mountains News, [Denver, Colorado],...)With Mickey_Mantle and Yogi_Berra both out_of_action due_to injuries , the American_League champs still mounted a 15 - hit attack against a parade of eight Cincinnati pitchers , the most ever used by one team in a series game . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (fine art) a visible display
Examples "she made a parade of her sorrows" Related terms |
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