FARSE
\fˈɑːs], \fˈɑːs], \f_ˈɑː_s]\
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An addition to, or a paraphrase of, some part of the Latin service in the vernacular; - common in English before the Reformation.
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An addition to, or a paraphrase of, some part of the Latin service in the vernacular; - common in English before the Reformation.
By Noah Webster.
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(eccles.) An explanation or paraphrase in English of the text of the epistle read in Latin, adopted in some English churches before the Reformation, the sub-deacon repeating each verse in Latin and two choristers singing the farse or explanation in English.
By Daniel Lyons
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färs, n. an explanation of the Latin epistle in the vernacular.--v.t. to extend by interpolation.
By Thomas Davidson
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