Barmecide (feast)

Barmecide (feast) Definition

Bar·mecide· (feast) (bär′mə sīd′)

noun

a pretended feast with no food
any pretended or illusory generosity or hospitality

Etymology: after a prince in The Arabian Nights who served such a feast

Barmecide (feast) Related Forms

Bar′·mecid′·al (-sīd′'l) adjective

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